Multiple-choice study questions

1. Which is most important in choosing a food supplier?

A. It meets your safety food standards

B. Its prices are the lowest.

C. Its warehouse is close to your establishment.

D. It offers a convenient delivery schedule

2. When you receive a delivery of food, it is important that you

A. refrigerate it before inspecting it.

B. Inspect it before accepting it.

C. Put it with other recent deliveries.

D. Take it out of its original packaging before storing it.

3. Which of the following shipments should be rejected?

A. Beef that is bright, cherry red in color

B. Lamb with flesh that is firm and springs back when touched

C. Fish that arrives with sunken eyes.

D. Chicken received at 41F (5C)

4. How should whole, fresh salmon be packed for delivery and storage?

A. Layered with salt

B. Vacuum sealed

C. Wrapped in dry, clean cloth

D. Packed in self-draining crushed ice

5. Which condition would cause you to reject a shipment of live oysters?

A. Most of the oysters have closed shells.

B. The oysters have a mild seaweed scent.

C. Most of the oysters shells are open and don’t close when they are tapped.

D. The oysters are delivered with shellstock identification tags.

6. A box of sirloin steaks carries both a USDA inspection stamp and a USDA choice grading stamp. What do these stamps tell you?

A. The farm that supplied the beef uses only USDA-certified animal feed.

B. The meat and processing plant have met USDA standards, and the meat quality is acceptable.

C. The meat wholesaler meets USDA quality-grading standards.

D. The stakes are free of disease-causing microorganisms.

7. Which condition would cause you to reject a shipment of fresh chicken&

A. The flesh is firm and springs back when touched.

B. The wing tips are brown.

C. The grading stamp is missing.

D. The chicken is odorless.

8. To check the freshness of a delivery of shell eggs, you crack one onto a plate. What about the egg would tell you that you can accept the delivery?

A. It has a sulfurous smell.

B. The egg white doesn’t cling to a yolk.

C. It comes out of its shell completely.

D. The yolk is high and firm.

9. Statements from a dairy supplier’s sales brochure are listed below. Which statement should tell you not to hire this supplier?

A. We make our cheese with only the freshest unpasteurized milk.

B. From farm to you, our milk is kept at temperatures below 41F (5C).

C. Money-back guarantee – our prices are the lowest in the area.

D. We deliver according to your schedule and needs.

10. Which of the following food does not have to be received at 41F (5C) or lower&

A. Beef

B. Live shellfish

C. Pork

D. Fish

11. All of the following would be grounds for rejecting a case of frozen food except:

A. There are large ice-crystals on the frozen food inside the case

B. The outside of the case is water-stained

C. The food in the box is frozen solid

D. There is frozen liquid at the bottom of the case

12. Which delivery should be rejected?

A. Several cans in case of peaches have torn labels.

B. Several cans in case of tomato soup have swollen ends.

C. A bag of oatmeal is delivered at 60F (16C).

D. A case of rice is missing a USDA Inspection Stamp.

13. Which step for calibrating a thermometer using the ice-point method is incorrect&

A. First, insert the thermometer stem or probe into a container of ice water.

B. Second, wait thirty seconds or until the temperature indicator stops moving.

C. Third, remove the thermometer stem or probe from the ice water.

D. Finally, adjust the thermometer until it reads 32F (0C).

14. You have a thermocouple with several different types of probes. Which probe should you use to check the temperature of a large stock pot of soup?

A. Penetration probe

B. Surface probe

C. Air probe

D. Immersion probe

15. Your manager has asked you to purchase a new thermometer for the restaurant. Which type would not be a proper choice?

A. Bimetallic stemmed thermometer accurate to 2F (1C)

B. Thermistor

C. Thermocouple

D. Mercury-filled glass thermometer

Unit 6

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