Jesse G. Kirby
Matthew Burns
Glen W. Bell
In 1998, more restaurant workers were murdered on the job in the United States than…?
automobile accidents
gang related incidents
police officers
air plane crashes
What product did J.R. Simplot sell to the major fast food restaurants?
frozen hamburgers
mixture for milkshakes
cash registers
The _______________ has been directly responsible for many of the hazards that meatpacking workers now face?
close – quarters they work in
speed of the machines
“IBP revolution”
lack of workers due to strikes
What fast food restaurant was the first building erected on Plauen since the coming of a new Germany?
Burger King
KFC
McDonald’s
Wendy’s
What country was the first to begin routine testing for Mad Cow disease?
France
Germany
Spain
Switzerland
Who took the McDonald brothers speedee service system and spread it nationwide?
Carl Kracher
Glen W. Bell
Ray Kroc
Keith G. Cramer
What does sociologist Ester Reiter conclude is the trait most valued in fast food?
obedience
attitude
objectivity
height
What is the name of the product Keystone lab developed for McDonalds when they wanted a chicken finger food?
Chicken fingers
McNuggets
Chickensquares
McChicken
Under Colorado’s new law, the payment for losing an arm is?
$3,000
$600,000
$ 36,000
$100,000
In what city was the first McDonald’s built in East Germany?
Warsaw
Plauen
Magdeberg
Dresden
In the recent purchase of IBP by what company has created the world’s biggest and most powerful meatpacking firm with the largest market share in beef and poultry, and second largest in pork?
Pedigree
Tyson
CDC
Cattle King
Why is the American flavor industry so secretive concerning their ingredients and clients?
protect their patents
they can be
add an aspect of mystery to their product thus stimulating the curiosity of the American public
protect their clients name brands
What industry can the slaughter industry be most easily compared to?
fast food industry
automotive industry
soccer ball production in Asia
a and b
a and c
Why did Hudson Foods recall 35 million pounds of ground beef?
E. Coli
Salmonella
Shigella
None of these
What does Schlosser recommend we do about the quality of beef made for the US?
tougher food safety laws
creation of butcher unions
stop giving cows steroids
everyone raise cattle
In the 1950’s, which technological advance was the most influential and important to the development of fast-food restaurants?
Development of a faster deep fryer
Increasing popularity of the automobile
Year round drive through
Drive-thru speakerphone ordering menu
What system of incentives are recommended by the national corporations to managers to help keep the quality of labor high without increasing wages and benefits for the teenage wage worker in the fast food industry?
Stroking
Tips
Unions
Training periods and wages
McDonald’s Corporation is responsible for what percentage of the country’s new jobs?
30 Percent
90 Percent
50 Percent
75 Percent
Burger King, McDonald’s, and Tricon Global Restaurants open a new fast food restaurant about every
Two Hours
Day
Two Days
Week
Fast Food Corporations have been assisted by which federal agency in order to finance new restaurants?
Food and Drug Administration (FDA)
Small Business Administration (SBA)
Food and Nutrition Service (FNS)
Office of Small Business Programs (OSBP)
The Food Safety Legislation Act of 1906 was brought upon by the stories in which book?
The Jungle
Grapes of Wrath
The Untold Story of Meatpacking
What’s in your Mouth
Every day in the United States roughly how many people are sickened by a foodborne disease?
50,000
100,000
200,000
500,000
What percentage of children in the United States eat at McDonald’s each month?
50 Percent
75 Percent
90 Percent
95 Percent
Every day in the United States roughly how many people are sickened by a foodborne disease?
50,000
100,000
200,000
500,000
What percentage of children in the United States eat at McDonald’s each month?
50 Percent
75 Percent
90 Percent
95 Percent
According to fast food restaurants, which menu item receives the highest profit when sold to customers?
Hamburgers
French Fries
Soda
Chicken Nuggets
Studies have shown that kids who work up to twenty hours a week during the school year benefit from the experience but kids who work more than twenty hours a week are more likely to:
make more money in adulthood
have better communication skills
drop out of high school
steal funds from their employer
In 1970 the top four meatpacking firms slaughtered only 21 percent of the nation’s cattle. Today the top four meatpacking firms’ slaughter_______ of the nations cattle.
35%
68%
84%
93%
In 1991, Colorado began a trend becoming one of the first states to place restrictions on workmen compensation claims. This lead to:
industry workers receiving more money for their injuries
companies choosing the company doctors that hinder employee diagnosis
companies making the workplace safer
dismissal of many employees that were seen clumsy
The Body Mass Index (BMI) classifies whether a person is obese in terms of height and weight. Today 44 million American adults are obese. What does their BMI have to exceed to be considered obese?
15
20
25
30
What religious group accompanied by vegetarians filed a lawsuit against McDonalds after finding out that they did not use 100% vegetable oil but oil containing animal products to cook their French fries?
Greek Orthodox
Muslims
Hindus
Buddhists
What does the term “throughput” mean?
Hiring of teens to work for lower wages
Increasing speed of food assembly to make more
Division of labor in the restaurant business
The idea that Colorado became more like California
Which of the following is a reason that Ray Kroc switched to frozen fries?
For better flavor
To be able to keep more in the store in a freezer
To sell more fries
To cut some of the labor costs
The meatpacking industry is the most dangerous type of factory to work in. Which of these is not a factor that causes the high rate of injury?
The large, extremely sharp knives used
The high speed of the disassembly line
The large size of the animals being slaughtered
Trauma injuries from overuse of muscles etc.
Which of the following is not a cause of obesity?
genetics
high fat meals
over consumption of food
regularly eating red meat
What is the biggest source of protein that is given to poultry?
grain
poultry
red meat
sunflower seeds
Fast food chains were launched in part by which of the following?
Hell’s Angels
Door-to-door salesman
Ice cream truck drivers
Farmers
A typical steer will consume more than ______ of grain to gain ____ in weight.
200pounds/10pounds
1000/1000
3000/400
3050/500
Which one of these restaurant does it cost about 1.5 million to become and franchisee at?
burger king
mcdonalds
gumbys pizza
tippy taco house
The injury rat of teenager workers in the United States are ____ (as/to) that of adult workers
3 times as high
equal
twice as high
less than
A typical american consumes _____ hamburgers and _____ fries every week
three/four
one/two
six/six
four/three
Roughly 200000 people are sickened by a food borne illness 900 are hospitalized and ___ die.
100
14
4000
850
In the late 1960s _____ groups attacked the mcdonalds corporation for opening restaraunts in neighborhoods without giving business men opprtunity to become franchisees.
asians
african americans
mexicans
youth
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