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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 kind of sugar is glucose?

2. What kind of wine are brandies made from?

3. What do people use to thicken sauce?

4. What did people originally use chocolate for?

5. What are most herbs and spices made from?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is puree?

2. Why are sugars so important in cooking?

3. What are the three categories of seeds?

4. Why do prunes have such a rich flavor?

5. What did people use before sugar was discovered?

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

7. What is dough made of?

8. Why should one refrigerate seeds?

9. How is tequila made?

10. What is the difference between herbs and spices?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What are the concerns about the chicken egg industry? How have governments tried to combat these concerns?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the food industry so important? How was the book received by the food industry when it first came out in 1984?

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