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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did the Italians blame Cathrine de Medici for?
(a) Not eating cheese.
(b) Leaving Italy for France.
(c) Supporting the French War against Italy.
(d) Giving Italian cooking secrets to the French.

2. What did Batali order at the restaurant?
(a) A lot of food.
(b) Only a glass of wine.
(c) Just the dessert.
(d) Only Italian food.

3. Why was Batali worried in Chapter 29?
(a) Bill was the critic.
(b) His waiter did not recognize the critic until his final visit.
(c) His waiter stopped a critic from entering.
(d) The critic was making faces while eating.

4. What is the first thing Betta taught Bill about pasta?
(a) How to roll the dough thin.
(b) How to cook them.
(c) The best sauce recipe.
(d) How to eat them.

5. What was Bill's wife's name?
(a) Rosa.
(b) Jessica.
(c) Sophia.
(d) Elisa.

6. What did Bill do at the end of Chapter 18?
(a) He left.
(b) He opened his own restaurant.
(c) He left for Le Cordon Bleu.
(d) He got a promotion.

7. What was Catherine de Medici queen of?
(a) Germany.
(b) Portugal.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

8. What song did Dario and Theresa often sing?
(a) "It's Now or Never."
(b) "O Solo Mio."
(c) "Core 'ngrato."
(d) "La Dolce Vita."

9. What were the earliest books Bill was able to find calling for to make pasta?
(a) Flour and eggs.
(b) Water and flour.
(c) Eggs, water, and flour.
(d) Four, milk, and eggs.

10. What did Bill decide he wanted to do about his obsession?
(a) He wanted to write a book.
(b) He wanted to learn from an Italian cook.
(c) He wanted to go to France.
(d) He wanted to find the oldest book possible on the subject.

11. Where did Bill bump his head in the first few weeks of work at the shop?
(a) On a stair.
(b) On a machine to pound meat.
(c) On a door.
(d) On a pipe.

12. What happened at Babbo after Andy's departure?
(a) It was refurbished.
(b) The prices were lowered.
(c) It closed.
(d) Many people quit.

13. What did Bill find hard to write at the end of the dinner?
(a) His address.
(b) The tip on the credit card recete.
(c) Notes.
(d) His phone number.

14. What did Bill notice Dario did not stock at his shop?
(a) Baby back ribs.
(b) Chuck flank.
(c) Pork chops.
(d) Roasts.

15. What did Bill once think about what Batali ordered?
(a) That it was too expensive.
(b) That is was not appropriate.
(c) That it was too little.
(d) That it was too demanding.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Betta's condition for her to teach Bill her family recipe?

2. Who was in charge of Giovanni's cows?

3. What was Dario's girlfriend's name?

4. What did Bill do on his first day at Dario's shop?

5. What is the name of Panzano's oldest church?

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