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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through A Survey of Common Vegetables.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the bacteria in milk?
(a) Hembrane.
(b) Lactococcus.
(c) Lictineous.
(d) Coccoonus.

2. What does a parsnip convert its starch to in the winter?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Salt.
(c) Wax.
(d) Flour.

3. Which of the following is a mold used in cheeses?
(a) Cyanide.
(b) Oxen.
(c) Penicillium.
(d) Mortar.

4. What is the disadvantage of canned meat?
(a) Lack of protein.
(b) Salmonella.
(c) Expense.
(d) Dull flavor.

5. What kind of meat does the author suggest people should grill?
(a) Thick meat.
(b) Fatty meat.
(c) Thin meat.
(d) Lean meat.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of the following is an example of a starchy tuber?

2. What should one do to a fish if he wants to eat it raw?

3. What are endives often mixed with to reduce their bitterness?

4. Which of the following is a fermented dairy product?

5. What vitamin do people rely on fruit for?

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