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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Bourdain determined to enroll during the early 1970's?
(a) Yale University.
(b) The Culinary Institute of America.
(c) Le Cordon Bleu.
(d) Harvard Law School.

2. What does Bourdain do while in France with his family?
(a) Visits the Louvre and the Eiffel Tower.
(b) Visits a number of vineyards.
(c) Tests the food in Paris' cafes.
(d) Explores the beaches of Normandy.

3. What type of restaurant will Bourdain never eat in?
(a) A restaurant that has live music.
(b) A restaurant with dirty bathrooms.
(c) A restaurant with a laminated menu.
(d) A fast food restaurant.

4. Bourdain does not understand anyone with a preference for what?
(a) Rare meat.
(b) Medium rare meat.
(c) Blue meat.
(d) Well done meat.

5. When does Bourdain's love affair with food start?
(a) 1966.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1956.

6. What does owning a restaurant feed besides the customers?
(a) One's bank account.
(b) The kitchen staff.
(c) One's creativity.
(d) An ego.

7. What does Bourdain realize in Vienne?
(a) Food is luxury.
(b) Food is important.
(c) Food is art.
(d) Food is necessary to live.

8. Who is Bigfoot?
(a) A man Bourdain believes is the perfect restaurant owner.
(b) Bourdain's old nemesis at his school.
(c) Bourdain's closest friend and confidante.
(d) Bourdain's mentor.

9. What makes someone succeed in restaurant ownership?
(a) An unsurpassed talent in the kitchen.
(b) An innovative mind when it comes to the menu.
(c) They are knowledgeable about the risks and know when to pull out.
(d) A good head for business and knowledge of food trends.

10. Why is Bourdain in a low period when Bigfoot hires him?
(a) Bourdain is dealing with a death in his family.
(b) Bourdain is unsure of what he wants to do with his life.
(c) Bourdain is broke and in drug rehab.
(d) Bourdain believes he is talentless.

11. Who is the instructor for the Escoffier Room?
(a) Chef Bernard.
(b) Chef Pillion.
(c) Chef Giles.
(d) Chef Martine.

12. What year does Bourdain leave Vassar College?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1975.
(d) 1980.

13. What does Bourdain learn from Bobby, the chef at his summer job?
(a) The importance of cleanliness in a kitchen.
(b) How to manage the staff.
(c) How to deal with customers.
(d) The power that comes with being a chef.

14. At CIA, what does Bourdain have that his classmates do not?
(a) A creative flair.
(b) Friends in the business.
(c) Professional culinary experience.
(d) A keen eye for detail.

15. What does Bourdain learn from assisting the boiler man?
(a) How to plate the meals correctly.
(b) How to deal with customers.
(c) How to manage the avalanche of meals each night.
(d) How to keep his station clean.

Short Answer Questions

1. When is seafood normally delivered?

2. According to Bourdain, what does good cooking and good eating involve?

3. What does Bourdain fish for with the local fishing expert in France?

4. How does Bourdain describe Dimitri?

5. What is the name of the restaurant where Bourdain works with Sam G and Dimitri?

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