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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. What vitamin other than vitamin B are seeds likely to contain?

2. Which of the following is a pome fruit?

3. Which of the following is a vegetable?

4. In what way are strawberries unusual?

5. Which fruit does one make into raisins?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did people use before sugar was discovered?

2. What is the difference between herbs and spices?

3. What are differences between sauces and soups?

4. What different types of melons are there?

5. What is dough made of?

6. Why do people prize cabbage family spices?

7. What are browning reactions?

8. What are the three categories of herbs?

9. How does the author define seeds?

10. How does radiation heat food?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose one of the following countries and examine how that food has helped shape the nation's identity.

1. Japan.

2. USA.

3. France.

4. Britain.

5. Spain.

6. Italy.

7. India.

Essay Topic 2

Choose one of the following foods in the book and examine why it is important to our diets.

1. Milk.

2. Meat.

3. Fish.

4. Salt.

5. Vegetables.

6. Fruit.

Essay Topic 3

What are the concerns about the the fish industry in general? How have governments tried to combat these concerns?

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