QUIZ 2.

Use with NATIONAL, pages 12-17, and History, pages 18-19

MULTIPLE CHOICE: Choose the answer that best completes the statement or answers the question.

1. What is the title of author Eric Schlosser's new book about the fast-food industry? (a) Supersized America; (b) Food Fight; (c) Fast Food Nation; (d) Want Fat With That?

2. About how many Americans experience food-related illness each year? (a) less than 5 percent; (b) more than 5 percent, but less than 10 percent; (c) more than 10 percent, but less than 25 percent; (d) more than 25 percent.

3. The deadly microbe E. coli contaminates beef when (a) cows eat garbage; (b) cows develop tuberculosis; (c) animal feces are spilled on it; (d) beef is not stored below 30 [degrees] F.

4. Which beef-borne disease can kill humans? (a) mad cow disease; (b) foot-and-mouth disease; (c) mange; (d) cowlick.

5. Critics of the U.S. meat industry are concerned about the fact that current regulations allow cattle to be fed (a) raw sewage; (b) burned vegetation; (c) saturated fats; (d) dead horses, pigs, and poultry.

6. Critics say increasing fast-food serving sizes help feed America's growing obesity problem. One example: Today's serving of Super Size Fries at McDonald's is much larger than the large-size serving of a generation ago. How much larger? (a) 25 percent; (b) 75 percent; (c) 100 percent; (d) 300 percent.

7. Critics of the burgers-and-fries diet say it lacks a key nutrient that teens need to help strengthen their developing bones. What is this key nutrient? (a) calcium; (b) mineral oil; (c) selenium; (d) zinc.

FILL IN THE BLANK: Write the correct answer on the line provided.

8. Federal regulations allow ground beef to contain up -- to percent fat.

9. American children get about one-quarter of their -- servings from potato chips or french fries.

10. Congress initially refused to regulate the meat-packing industry because of pressure from --.

11. In 1906, Congress passed the -- Act and the Pure Food and Drug Act, establishing federal regulations governing the operations of food and drug producers.

CRITICAL THINKING: Write your answers on a separate sheet of paper.

12. Make one argument supporting and one argument opposing the 1,200 percent markup on fast-food soda.

13. Federal laws allow processed food labels to avoid mentioning items that can cause allergic reactions--such as peanuts--that may accidentally be mixed with food during processing. What do you think accounts for this loophole in government regulations?

14. Would you support a law banning the sale of food that is not nutritionally sound?

15. Should schools allow fast-food restaurants to advertise on school grounds?

ANSWERS

1. c. 2. d. 3. c. 4. a. 5. d. 6. d. 7. a. 8. 30. 9. vegetable. 10. businessmen. 11. Meat Inspection.

The following answers will vary, but here are some points to consider. 12. Support: In a capitalist economy, companies have a right to charge what the market will allow. The markup helps to produce profits that reward shareholders for investing in the company. Fast food remains an economical option. Oppose: A 1,200 percent markup is excessive, and it hits the young and the poor especially hard. Further, fast-food consumers don't really have much of a choice when they have to eat and run. 13. Until the problem is seen as a widespread threat to health, there will not be enough support to pressure the food industry to take action. 14. Yes: It is government's duty to protect people's health. Preventive action, such as insuring proper nutrition, is cheaper than medical intervention later. No: Government can't cure every ill. Trying to require people to eat only nutritionally sound food would infringe on their freedom and also create a black market in forbidden foods. 15. Yes: As the article states, many school districts are short on money; ads are an innocent way to help schools make ends meet. No: Schools are supposed to prepare young people properly for adult life. What lesson are they teaching when they accept money for promoting an unhealthy lifestyle?