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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way are batters different from dough?

2. What is used to make bread lighter?

3. What is glucose also known as?

4. What are most herbs and spices made from?

5. Which of the following watermelons is known as a winter watermelon?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is dough made of?

2. What different types of melons are there?

3. Why do people prize cabbage family spices?

4. What are the major components of wine?

5. How should one make pasta?

6. What are differences between sauces and soups?

7. What are the three categories of herbs?

8. What has a lack of Vitamin B in diets led to in the past?

9. What is capsaican?

10. Why are citrus fruits so popular?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How do the following groups make up for the lack of meat and other products in their diets.

1. Vegans.

2. Vegetarians.

3. Fruitarians.

Essay Topic 2

Why have meat products been such an important part of human development over thousands of years? Why are meat products so important in colder climates?

Essay Topic 3

What makes Harold McGee such an authority on food? What is McGee's reputation in today's culinary circles?

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