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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. At the writing of this book, who is the current CEO of McDonald's Corporation?
(a) Jack Greenberg.
(b) Thomas Macon.
(c) Mike Eisner.
(d) Ray Kroc.

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

3. The 1980 Education Act eliminates government subsidies for ___________.
(a) Pencils.
(b) Proper refirdgeration in schools.
(c) Nutritious school meals.
(d) Milk at lunch.

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

5. How many pounds of ground beef can a single infected animal contaminate with E. coli O157:H7?
(a) 2,200.
(b) 32,000.
(c) 20,000.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the 1920's, Plauen has the most millionaires in Germany and the most _____.

2. What is the name of the small electric knives with spinning, round blades that workers use to carve meat?

3. The sections of beef known as chucks, loins, ribs, and rounds are known as _______.

4. Chickens are regulated by what federal agency?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. According to anthropologist, Yunxiang Yan, what does McDonald's represent for Beijing customers?

2. What does one of Dale Lasater's grandfather's do to fight against the Beef Trust?

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

4. Why is grain-fed beef preferable to grass-fed beef?

5. How does In-N-Out Burger do business differently than other restaurants?

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

7. What percentage of the American population suffers a bout of food poisoning each year?

8. How are most jobs performed in the beef industry and how is it different than the poultry industry?

9. Why is the impact of fast food readily apparent in Germany?

10. Why does Sandra Gallegos disagree with Lee Harding's assumption that he got E. coli poisoning from a chicken taco at a Mexican restaurant?

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