Download Sample Midterm 1

Midterm 1
Administrative Stuff
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Find ALTERNATE seating
If you cannot, then sit in the front 4
rows
Put books, notes, etc. away
Zip backpacks closed
Turn caps backward
Administrative Stuff
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Please print your LAST name, then FIRST name
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Then circle your last name
Be sure your ID number is marked in the ‘bubbles’
Mark Test Form A for the section
After marking answers, please cover your Scantrons.
Note – TAs will take exams from students caught with the
“wandering eye”… don’t let yourself get into this situation
– keep your eyes on your own work.
NOTE ALSO: Each MC question displays for 35 sec.
And T/F display for 20 sec.
Scantron 2000 UCD
Be sure you have all the info below…
Smith, Gary
FST10
MT1
1/26/06
9:00
123456789
Name w/ LAST circled
Subject & Test No.
Date & Hour
ID number numerals
ID number bubbled
Test Form A bubbled
After the exam, do all of the
following:
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There will be one last instruction (where to sign)
Quietly bring all your stuff to the front of the room
(no talking in the lines, please!)
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Have a TA check your ID and Scantron
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Leave the room through the bottom doors
Lets Rock-n-Roll…
1.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Which statement is False
regarding dietary fat?
It
It
It
It
is used as an energy source
is unhealthful and should be avoided
carries many of food's flavor aromas
is important to satiety
2.
Historically table manners have
been used to distinguish the
wealthy from the “common” man.
a.
b.
True
False
3.
Which of the following best
describes a “Pottage”?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A
A
A
A
drink made of grains
common Colonial time herb
soup or thick stew
bread pudding
Not covered. The answer is c.
4.
Which of the following best
describes a trencher?
a.
b.
c.
d.
A
A
A
A
plate made of bread
spice holder
meat soup
winter rain coat
5.
From what country did the fork
originate?
a. China
b. United States of America
c. England
d. Italy
e. France
6.
Griddle cakes are an example which
American food tradition?
a.
b.
c.
d.
New England Tradition
Southern Tradition
Middle Atlantic Tradition
Frontier/Backcountry Tradition
7.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Middle Atlantic food was greatly
influenced by:
French and African food cultures and
spices
Italian immigrants and the use of
tomatoes
Quakers and German (Pennsylvania
Dutch) immigrants
Life on the go in unexplored wilderness
areas
8. The book “The Silent Spring” was
written by____
a.
b.
c.
d.
Catherine De Mecci
Amelia Simmons
Marion Nestle
Rachel Carson
9.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Excessive alcohol consumption in
the 1800s was largely due to an
abundance of:
Wheat
Barley
Corn
Rice
10. Which food folklore is true?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Green potatoes are always safe to eat
Pasteurizing food destroys all vitamins
Nutmeg can be hallucinogenic
Shellfish collected immediately after a
red tide is safe for human consumption
11.
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Haggis is the National dish of:
Ireland
Mexico
Canada
Scotland
England
12. A food made with at least 70 %
organic ingredients (but less than 95%)
may be labeled _______
a. 100% Organic
b. Organic
c. Made with Organic
d. Functional
e. Conventional
13. Why shouldn’t shellfish be eaten
in certain months of the year?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The shellfish do not taste good
The shellfish may contain toxic
dinoflagellates
The shellfish haven’t produce any
aphrodisiac compounds yet
The shellfish reproduce at this time
Not covered. The answer is b.
14. An ovo-lacto vegetarian…
a.
b.
Eats only eggs and dairy products
Avoids meat but eats eggs and dairy
products
c.
Avoids meat, eggs and dairy products
d.
Is the same as a vegan
15. Dinoflagellates
a.
b.
c.
d.
Make great pets
Were the world's smallest dinosaurs
Produce toxins that concentrate in
shellfish
Are the bacteria found in yogurt
We’ll cover this later. The answer is c.
16. The leading public health epidemic
in the US is
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Ebola
Pertussis (whooping cough)
Anthrax
Obesity
West Nile Virus
17. Which organ consumes the largest
portion of energy (BMR)
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
The
The
The
The
The
heart
brain
largest muscles
liver
spleen
18. Betalins are found in...
a. Grapes
b. Beets
c. Eggs
d. Berries
We’ll do this later. Betalins make beets bright red.
19. The dietary reform movement of
the 1800s was in response to
which of the following?
a.
b.
c.
d.
The mass production of fast foods
Social anxiety over food safety issues and
food adulteration
Advances in nutrition education
Growing use refined carbohydrates
20. Who founded the Western Health
Reform Institute in Battle Creek
Michigan ?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
James Caleb Jackson
Harvey Kellogg
Sister Ellen White
Sylvester Graham
Carry Nation
21. Breakfast cereals were originally
created…
a.
b.
c.
d.
to increase the sales of wheat
as a health food to help regulate the GI
tract
to use up excess grains
to provide a means of vitamin
fortification by the USDA
22. Upton Sinclair’s book ____ was
influential in establishing the Pure Food
and Drug Act of 1906
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
The Forest
The Jungle
The Omnivores Dilemma
Fast Food Nation
Silent Spring
23. The first "fast food chain"
restaurants were:
a.
b.
c.
d.
McDonalds
Burger King
White Castle
In-and-out Burger
24. Who Invented the First
Commercial Quick-Frozen Foods?
a. Harvey Kellogg
b. Marion Nestle
c. Clarence Birdseye
d. Sylvester Graham
25. Who Invented Corn Flakes?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Henry Perkey
Harvey Kellogg
James Caleb Jackson
Sylvester Graham
26. Caleb Jackson sued John H.
Kellogg for patent infringement
related to:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Corn Flakes
Shredded Wheat
Granula
Grape Nuts
27. Which of the following matches is
WRONG?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Sylvester Graham - Graham Cracker
Caleb Jackson - Shredded Wheat
Charles Post – Grape Nuts
Puff Daddy - Puffed cereal
28. The first law (NOP) defining an
organic food was passed in…
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
1906
1963
1985
1990
2002
29. Your doctor gives you a pill and
says, “We’ll try this first, but it
probably won’t work”, and it doesn’t
The lack of effectiveness may have been
aided by
a. The Hwathorn Effect
b. The Placebo Effect
c. The Nocebo Effect
d. The Butterfly Effect
30. All Insects are toxic and shouldn’t be
eaten.
a. True
b. False
31. Eli Metchnicoff thought the
Bulgarians lived longer because of
their consumption of______
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Cheese
Beer
Yogurt
Wine
Whole wheat
32. Gustavus Swift was most
famous for:
a.
b.
c.
d.
Mechanization of the meat packing and
shipping industry
Agricultural labor advocacy
Promotion of the Federal Food and Drug
Act
Inventing the TV dinner
33. What contemporary dietary writer
advises us to “eat less, mostly plants”?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Harold McGee
Carlo Petrini
Michael Pollan
Marion Nestle
34. This US Map best represents
obestity trends in the US in…
a.
b.
c.
d.
1985
1990
2000
2010
35. “Industrial Agriculture” differs
from traditional family farming
because it…
a.
b.
c.
d.
Relies on small farms that grow multiple
crops and have local distribution chains
Relies on the use of pesticides,
herbicides and monoculture
Promotes biodiversity
Limits off-farm inputs
36. The mini-film ”The Meatrix”
addressed:
a.
b.
c.
d.
The production of organic foods
The ethical raising and treatment of
food animals
The formulation of Kosher foods
The Chicago meat packing industry
37. An “Organic” food is…
a.
b.
c.
d.
Less Expensive than conventional foods
One that is grown with synthetic herbicides
Grown using certain agricultural production
methods
Considered safer than conventional foods
38. A food that is made with at least
95% organic ingredients may display
the USDA organic seal?
a. True
b. False
39. This diet was promoted by George
Ohsawa and involves whole grains and
stages of diet restrictions:
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a) Raw Foodism
b) Zen-macrobiotics
c) Breatharianism
d) The Zone
e) Tai Bo
40. A “Locavore” is someone that
endeavors to eat
a.
b.
c.
d.
Only all natural foods
Only imported foods from Italy
Only foods obtained within a 100 mile
radius of where they live
Only foods grown within the state
where they live
We didn’t cover this, but the answer is c. The idea is to reduce energy costs and
pollution caused by the need to transport food over long distances.
41. Which is NOT a macronutrient
component of food?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Vitamins
Protein
Carbohydrate
Fat
All are macronutrients
42. Physiologically, food can be
considered important for
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Vitamins and minerals
Energy
Satiety
All of the above
A and B only
43. Kosher refers to ______.
a.
b.
c.
d.
Food blessed by a Rabbi
Jewish laws regarding food
A style of pepper
Food prepared by a Jewish individual
44. Halal labeling in food products is
based on what religious
teachings?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Hinduism
Christianity
Jewish
Islam
Buddhism
45. Food can be considered…
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
A Cultural Statement
A Religious Statement
A Status Symbol
Fuel
All of the above
46. Food Deserts were described in the
video “Fast food, fat profits:
obesity in America” What are they?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Regions where no fresh food grows
Regions where fresh food is not available
in local markets
Regions where fast food restaurants have
been outlawed
Regions that rely on imported foods
47. Corned Beef and Cabbage is the
national dish of Ireland
a.
b.
T
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48. If you have a BMI of 25 you would
be considered to be obese.
a.
b.
True
False
49. Which is NOT considered a
possible cause for the recent rise
in childhood obesity in the U.S?
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Increased consumption of refined
carbohydrates
Increased consumption of fat
Increased portion sizes
Increased eating occasions
Genetic predisposition for obesity
50. Marion Nestle argues that a key
factor in childhood obesity is …
a.
b.
c.
d.
Food additives
Marketing of junk foods to children
Lack of exercise
Poor tasting fruit and vegetables