Las Vegas, Nevada
What company, according to Schlosser, has been involved in more legal disputes with fanchisees?
Subway
Wendy’s
McDonald’s
Blimpie
Schlosser refers to a book, The Jungle, in it, the author of the book compares cogs in the machine to what?
human beings, easily replaced and entirely disposable
animals that are available for slaughter
food that is easily replenished
the ease of mass food production
What two presidents consistently hired people in the meatpacking industry for their agriculture departments?
Reagan and Clinton
Reagan and Bush Sr.
Carter and Reagan
Bush Sr and Clinton.
What law, passed in thirteen states, makes it illegal to criticize agricultural commodities inconsistent with “reasonable” scientific evidence?
meat libel laws
slander libel laws
veggie libel laws
dairy libel laws
How many people buy fast food each day?
Hundreds
Hundreds of Thousands
Hundreds of Millions
Thousands
A fast food robbery is most likely to occur:
When only a few crew members are present
At night
In the morning
In between shifts
It costs about $__________ to open a Subway restaurant, the lowest investment required by any of the major fast food chains.
$1,000,000
$100,000
$10,000,000
$10,000
The first McDonald’s restaurant was located in:
San Fernando
San Diego
San Bernardino
San Marino
People under the age of twenty account for _____ of the nation’s fast food employees.
One fourth
One half
Two thirds
Two fifths
The typical American consumes ____ pounds of fresh potatoes every year and more than ____ pounds of frozen French fries.
29, 40
49, 20
49, 30
39, 20
During an eight-hour shift, a slaughterhouse worker makes about __________ knife cuts.
100
1,000
10,000
100,000
The company that exports more beef than any other in the world is:
Tyson
Cargill
IBP
Australia Meat Holdings
None of the above
BSE is also known as:
Mad cow disease
Salmonella poisoning
E. Coli
Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
As food chains move overseas, how do they try to prevent fears of American imperialism in the countries they start to do business in?
The try to purchase as much food from suppliers within the country.
Instead of importing food from “home” they import entire agriculture production systems.
Before they actually go into the country they build a supply network with the companies their.
A and C seem to be important steps in preventing fears.
All of the above are correct answers.
In early 1996 the Food and Drug Administration announced in order to prevent an outbreak of mad cow disease in the US they would do what?
Try hard to import all cattle product from outside the US.
Stop production on all cattle products until they got things figured out.
Expedite new rules in prohibiting the use of certain animal protein in cattle feed.
Put restrictions on what the major meat suppliers in the US.
All of the above are factors that the FDA considered.
What was the cause of the tremendous population growth into Southern California between the 1920’s and the 1940’s?
Automobiles were becoming affordable to the general public allowing them to travel with extensive ease.
Retirees and businessman were drawn to the area through real estate advertising, which promised warmer climates and a better life.
A glimpse of the future was molded through a setting of suburban life and detached homes.
The nations car culture reached tremendous heights in the area, introducing the first motel, and first drive in bank, which induced innovative growth.
All of the above seem to be important for the growth in Southern California.
The focus on family turned Colorado Springs in the early 1990’s into a magnet for Christian groups primarily because:
Conservatism was expressed in the sort of live-and-let-live attitude, which was common in the American West.
New religious groups were opponents to feminism, homosexuality, and other main theories at the time.
Members and supporters of Bible Associations, Fellowships, Young Life, and others were settling in the area.
All of the above seem to be good descriptions of why people migrated into Colorado Spring primarily focusing on family.
Soon after World War II “The Golden Age of Food Processing” began. Why was this time period viewed in this way?
It was a decade of one innovation after another, promising to simplify the lives of Americans.
Depression-era scarcity gave way to the consumption of new foods on the shelves of supermarkets.
Ad campaigns targeting processed foods seemed better than fresh ones for the American fast pace lifestyle.
Sales of refrigerators, freezers, and other kitchen supplies simplifying American Households soared mainly from the new ad campaigns in things like; frozen juices, TV dinners, and a variety of packaged foods.
All of the above seem to be realities towards this period being titled as it was.
From a purely economic view, injured workers are viewed by meatpacking employers as which of the following:
An extreme drain on profits.
A substantial cause for productivity levels to drop in the factory.
A way for employers to pay lower wages for the same amount of work, if they keep those employees.
A and B are correct answers.
All of the above are correct answers.
Although the local economy is far more diversified today, nearly half of the jobs in Colorado Springs still depend upon what?
Agriculture
Tourism
Military Spending
Factories and Production
Approximately when did the first Mc Donald’s open in East Germany, thus officially signifying the westernization of the once communist society?
1988
1992
1986
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