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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Michael receive when he arrived at cooking school?
(a) Uniform and set of knives.
(b) Introduction to CIA book and uniform.
(c) Introduction to CIA book and set of knives.
(d) Textbooks.

2. How long was Chef Pardus married?
(a) 12 years.
(b) 11 years.
(c) 13 years.
(d) 10 years.

3. What had the building that housed the CIA previously been?
(a) Catholic Nunnery.
(b) Christian Church.
(c) Jesuit Monastery.
(d) Government Offices.

4. What was the last product that Michael made in skills class?
(a) Meat.
(b) Vegetables.
(c) White sauce.
(d) Brown sauce.

5. What did CIA want the students to be able to make in the cooking practical of Skills 1?
(a) Soup.
(b) Roux.
(c) Steak.
(d) Consommé.

6. What skill did Michael say that Skills class taught him?
(a) Efficiency.
(b) Style.
(c) To be a better cook.
(d) Form.

7. What book did Chef Pardus tell his students to read through twice before graduating?
(a) On Food and Cooking.
(b) Julia Child's book.
(c) Food Science in the Kitchen.
(d) On Food and Cooking: The Science and Lore of the Kitchen.

8. What type of cooking did the students learn in the beginning of Culinary Skill Development 2?
(a) Vegetables.
(b) Meal preparation.
(c) Bread.
(d) Meat.

9. What cookbook did the students use to make brown sauce?
(a) Julia Child's Guide to French Cooking.
(b) The New Professional Chef.
(c) The Contemporary Professional Chef.
(d) The Rube.

10. What schedule was Chef Pardus on when Skills 2 began?
(a) 2 weeks of doubles.
(b) 3 weeks of doubles.
(c) 4 weeks of doubles.
(d) 6 weeks of doubles.

11. Why did Chef Pardus say that meat was seared?
(a) For aroma.
(b) For flavor, color and aroma.
(c) For color.
(d) For flavor.

12. What grade did Erica have at the midpoint of Chef Pardus's class?
(a) 85.
(b) 75.
(c) 65.
(d) 55.

13. What did Chef Pardus say that stock was to be cooked at?
(a) A medium temperature.
(b) A boil.
(c) A lazy bubble.
(d) A simmer.

14. Which student in Chef Pardus's class always liked to joke about thyme?
(a) John
(b) Allen.
(c) Steve.
(d) Travis.

15. What soup did Chef Pardus complement Erica on?
(a) Mushroom.
(b) Split Pea.
(c) Onion.
(d) Watercress.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Chef Pardus say that French chefs called their cooking flame?

2. Why did Chef Pardus say that he had told Michael that he wasn't cut out to be a chef?

3. What time was the deadline for presenting to Chef Pardus in class?

4. How many visitors did Michael say came to CIA each year?

5. Where did Michael go with Chef Pardus after class?

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