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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Chef Pardus say that French chefs called their cooking flame?
(a) Shine.
(b) Simmer.
(c) Piano.
(d) Light.

2. What position did the person that came to watch the Skills classes hold at CIA?
(a) Organizer.
(b) Team leader.
(c) President.
(d) Vice president.

3. What did McGee say could create astonishing changes in the taste of food?
(a) Different ingredients.
(b) Browning.
(c) Spice.
(d) Simmering.

4. Who was Michael's inspiration for learning to cook?
(a) Uncle Steve.
(b) Uncle Ben.
(c) Uncle John.
(d) Uncle Bill.

5. Why did Chef Pardus say that he had told Michael that he wasn't cut out to be a chef?
(a) To get him to give up.
(b) Not the right mindset.
(c) Because he wasn't.
(d) Protection.

6. What kind of car did Michael drive in 1996?
(a) Nissan Sentra.
(b) Acura Integra.
(c) Pontiac Grand Am.
(d) Oldsmobile Intrigue.

7. What sauce was commonly referred to as building material?
(a) Hollandaise sauce.
(b) Bechamel.
(c) Brown sauce.
(d) White sauce.

8. What was name of the first class that Michael took at CIA?
(a) Introduction to Gastronomy.
(b) Culinary Skill Development 1.
(c) Meat Fabrication.
(d) Nutrition Sanitation.

9. What table was Michael assigned to in his first class with Chef Pardus?
(a) 4.
(b) 1.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

10. What did Chef Pardus say was one of the primary purposes for being in his class?
(a) Learning the basics of cooking.
(b) Learning to love food.
(c) Making stock.
(d) Making Brown Sauce.

11. What was the name of the man credited with bringing sauces out of the Middle Ages?
(a) Pierre Francois de La Varenne.
(b) Michel de La Varenne.
(c) John de La Varenne.
(d) Nicolas de La Varenne.

12. What injury did Chef Pardus suffer while working in the French Quarter?
(a) Broke his pinky.
(b) Twisted his ankle.
(c) Broke his wrist.
(d) Blew out a sciatic nerve.

13. What cooking procedure did Chef Pardus say was hard to explain?
(a) Double boiler.
(b) Searing.
(c) Broiling.
(d) Caramelizing.

14. What score did Michael get on the cooking practical?
(a) 169 out of 200.
(b) 199 out of 200.
(c) 179 out of 200.
(d) 189 out of 200.

15. What branch did Chef Pardus say the CIA had recently opened?
(a) The CIA in San Fransisco.
(b) A restaurant management academy.
(c) A second cooking school.
(d) Food and Beverage Institute.

Short Answer Questions

1. What instinct did Michael say that people got when they became parents?

2. How many days did Michael spend in his first cooking class before the routine kicked in?

3. Which of Michael's classmates in Chef Pardus's class invited him to a kimchi party?

4. When was brown sauce classified as a mother sauce?

5. Who did Michael go to ask about the brown roux debate?

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