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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What herb has 600 varieties?
(a) Sage.
(b) Mint.
(c) Dill.
(d) Basil.

2. What vitamin other than vitamin B are seeds likely to contain?
(a) Vitamin E.
(b) Vitamin D.
(c) Vitamin A.
(d) Vitamin C.

3. What is used to make bread lighter?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Yeast.
(c) Water.
(d) Grain.

4. What are cookies usually made from?
(a) Wheat.
(b) Cake flour.
(c) Pastry.
(d) Bread.

5. What should one do with seeds once one has cooked them?
(a) Freeze them.
(b) Refrigerate them.
(c) Eat them.
(d) Salt them.

6. What was the precursor to sugar?
(a) Honey.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Jam.
(d) Milk.

7. What are sugars good at holding?
(a) Breadcrumbs.
(b) Dryness.
(c) Heaviness.
(d) Moisture.

8. What does the yeast in wine feed on to convert itself into alcohol?
(a) Sugar.
(b) Salt.
(c) Fruit.
(d) Cocao.

9. What is sugar used to preserve?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Fruits.
(c) Pastry.
(d) Liquid.

10. What do people use to thicken sauce?
(a) Flour.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) Oil.
(d) Sugar.

11. What combines with glucose to make table sugar?
(a) Frucose.
(b) Sucrose.
(c) Water.
(d) Salt.

12. What kind of sugar is glucose?
(a) Simple.
(b) Bitter.
(c) Complex.
(d) Thick.

13. What kind of melons are often used as preserves?
(a) Minor melons.
(b) Major melons.
(c) Winter melons.
(d) Summer melons.

14. What can one use nut skins to make?
(a) Gravy.
(b) Jam.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Milks.

15. Which of the following watermelons is known as a winter watermelon?
(a) A grapefruit.
(b) A honeydew.
(c) A cantaloupe.
(d) A pomegranate.

Short Answer Questions

1. How are nuts different from grains and legumes?

2. What do people add to candy to make it softer?

3. Which of the following is the reason citrus fruit is currently so popular?

4. What is another word for simple sugars?

5. What is the name of the tree chocolate is derived from?

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