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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Nancy Pelosi.
(b) Tom Daschel.
(c) John Murkowski.
(d) Kay Orr.

2. What was the name of the cat that died in Bristol, England of a feline variant of mad cow disease?
(a) Bat Cat.
(b) Mad Max.
(c) Yoda.
(d) Peekachoo.

3. What does the "knocker" use to shoot the live cattle in the head as they enter the building?
(a) A captive bolt stunner.
(b) An air rifle.
(c) A taser gun.
(d) A shotgun.

4. What does McDonald's call its hope for the conquest of foreign markets?
(a) The Burger Wave.
(b) World domination.
(c) International foodism.
(d) Global realization.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What are long-haired, working class German fans of American heavy metal music called in Plauen?

2. The 1980 Education Act eliminates government subsidies for ___________.

3. Where do some meatpacking workers cook little bits of meat on a shift?

4. Greatly reducing the fat content of ________ could have and immediate effect on the nation's kids, according to the author.

5. Which country's beef has a vastly lower rate of Salmonella than the U.S., at .01%?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the McDonald's Corporation review Fast Food Nation?

2. What is the difference between good E.coli and bad E. coli?

3. Why does the author say that the "market" is a tool?

4. According to the author, what is one of President George W. Bush's first acts in office?

5. Why is Red Top Restaurant a good place to work?

6. How does a friend of Jesus, a late-night cleaning crew member, react when he enters the rendering room and why?

7. Why do meatpacking workers routinely develop cumulative trauma disorders?

8. How do the problems McDonald's is having with expansion resemble those of the British Empire a century ago?

9. What is the scariest job performed by the late-night cleaning crew and why?

10. What was the most popular meat in America before World War II and why did that change?

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