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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which of the following is an example of conduction?
(a) Roasting.
(b) Baking.
(c) Grilling.
(d) Frying.

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

4. What kind of sugar is found in fruits?
(a) Fructose.
(b) Glucose.
(c) Sucrose.
(d) Dextrose.

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

6. What was the first culture to develop wine?
(a) The Romans.
(b) The British Empire.
(c) The ancient Egyptians.
(d) The Aztecs.

7. What was the precursor to honey?
(a) Jam.
(b) Fruit.
(c) Milk.
(d) Marmelade.

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

9. What does one make malt whiskey from?
(a) Thyme.
(b) Tree bark.
(c) Barley.
(d) Juniper berries.

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

11. What is another word for simple sugars?
(a) Monosaccharide.
(b) Contosupex.
(c) Billuprinux.
(d) Bioacroride.

12. What is tea derived from?
(a) Beans.
(b) Roots.
(c) Leaves.
(d) Berries.

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

14. Which of the following is the reason citrus fruit is currently so popular?
(a) Grows in any climate.
(b) Freezes well.
(c) Cheapness.
(d) Stores well.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are most herbs and spices made from?

2. Which of the following is a mint herb?

3. What do phenolic compounds reduce the risk of?

4. What word best describes a coriander's aroma?

5. What vitamin are gooseberries rich in?

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