2. Which company required that meatpacking houses slaughter cattle more humanely or lose their business?
(a) Taco Bell.
(b) Boston Market.
(c) Wendy's.
(d) McDonald's.

3. What is the term for how illegals are generally employed?
(a) "Longterm".
(b) "Permatemp".
(c) "At will".
(d) "Short-term contract".

4. In 1993, who becomes the first Latino head of the UFCW in Packingtown (Chicago)?
(a) Simon Gutierrez.
(b) Ruben Ramirez.
(c) Alex Molnar.
(d) Ramon Vasquez.

5. What are long-haired, working class German fans of American heavy metal music called in Plauen?
(a) Die Metalheads.
(b) Die Rockers.
(c) Die Hammers.
(d) Die Heavies.

6. Which California-based restaurant chain boasts no microwaves, heat lamps, or freezers?
(a) California Pizza Kitchen.
(b) Boston Market.
(c) In-N-Out Burger.
(d) P.F. Chang's.

7. Which is the only state in the union to allow companies to leave the worker's comp system and set up its own system for dealing with injuries?
(a) Kansas.
(b) Texas.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Oklahoma.

8. The annual bonuses of plant foremen and supervisors are often based on what?
(a) Long hours.
(b) Employee morale.
(c) Efficient production.
(d) Low injury rate reports.

9. In what area of the packing plant do workers use a power saw to slice cattle into halves?
(a) The sticker shack.
(b) The kill floor.
(c) The rest area.
(d) The fab room.

10. In the 1920's, Plauen has the most millionaires in Germany and the most _____.
(a) Marriages.
(b) Cattle.
(c) Schitzel restaurants.
(d) Suicides.

11. Eggs are regulated by what federal agency?
(a) FDA.
(b) NIH.
(c) USDA.
(d) NAS.

12. Who is the president of STOP (Safe Tables Our Priority)?
(a) Nancy Donley.
(b) Barbara Boxer.
(c) Suzanne Somers.
(d) Kay Orr.

13. Who slits the neck of a steer every ten seconds in the meatpacking house?
(a) The slicer.
(b) The poker.
(c) The executioner.
(d) The sticker.

14. Which group quickly agrees to a large pay cut for its workers when Monfort takes over a Grand Island, Nebraska slaughterhouse?
(a) The ACLU.
(b) The UFCW.
(c) The National Maritime Union.
(d) The International Meatpackers Union.

15. Rich Conway helps run which family business?
(a) Monfort.
(b) Red Top Restaurant.
(c) Lasater Ranch.
(d) Red X grocery.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the newly elected governor of Nebraska told by Mike Harper that his company needed more tax breaks or it would pick up shop and leave the state?

2. Who is the largest employer in Weld County, Colorado?

3. Which health secretary surprises the British Parliament by declaring that mad cow disease might jump species and infect humans?

4. Who kills Nathan Meeker in a dispute in 1879?

5. Dale Lasater's father, Tom, dropped out of which college?

(see the answer keys)

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