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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is glucose also known as?
(a) Fructose.
(b) Dextrose.
(c) Granola.
(d) Monosaccaride.

2. Which of the following is a vegetable?
(a) Strawberries.
(b) Rhubarb.
(c) Gooseberries.
(d) Plums.

3. What vitamin are gooseberries rich in?
(a) Vitamin B.
(b) Vitamin E.
(c) Vitamin A.
(d) Vitamin C.

4. What continent started to use honey as a sweetener in 1625?
(a) Asia.
(b) Africa.
(c) South America.
(d) North America.

5. What word best describes a coriander's aroma?
(a) Peppery.
(b) Minty.
(c) Soapy.
(d) Smoky.

6. What do phenolic compounds reduce the risk of?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Measles.
(c) Chicken pox.
(d) Mumps.

7. Which of the following herbs is commonly used in alcohol?
(a) Cumin.
(b) Dill.
(c) Anise.
(d) Caraway.

8. What did people originally use chocolate for?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Cement.
(c) A sauce.
(d) A drink.

9. What country developed noodles?
(a) Korea.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) Vietnam.

10. What is the sweetest sugar?
(a) Glucose.
(b) Sucrose.
(c) Dextrose.
(d) Fructose.

11. What do nuts lower the risk of developing?
(a) Cancer.
(b) Heart disease.
(c) Skin disease.
(d) Brain disease.

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

13. What meat is lovage usually combined with?
(a) Beef.
(b) Chicken.
(c) Pork.
(d) Duck.

14. What fruit does one dry to make prunes?
(a) Oranges.
(b) Cherries.
(c) Plums.
(d) Apricots.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which of the following is a pome fruit?

3. Which herb can be both sweet and bitter?

4. What was the precursor to sugar?

5. What does one use to thicken emulsions?

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