Culinary Arts 1 PROSTART LEVEL 1 Final Exam Questions

A cook cuts his/her hand as a result of using a slicer with a bent guard. Which three actions should be performed during the accident investigation?

Fill out the applicable OSHA forms, collect physical evidence, and interview all involved.

Why should the manager be notified of all guest complaints?

so that the manager can follow up with the guests and take corrective action

Which type of rice is used for risotto?

Arborio

What is an example of an open-ended question?

"What are your interests?"

Growing veggies without soil in nutrient enriched water is known as which type of farming?

Hydroponic

Which hazards are described in material safety data sheets?

Chemical

Credibility is another word for a persons

Ability to be believed

Hydroponic Farming allows produce to be...

produced all year long

When a listener leans toward a speaker during communication, the listener is most likely trying to communicate

Interest

Some experienced servers need to learn the new seasonal menu. Which is the most appropriate method for teaching these staff members?

Group Training

Before being stored, a stock must be cooled to at least

35 Degrees F

The three forms of food contamination hazards are:

Biological, chemical, and physical

Informing employees of job safety and health protection is the responsibility of

the Employer

What is the decimal equivalent of 1/8?

0.125

The fraction that equals 0.6667 is

2/3

In order to explain the expectations of a job to a new employee, a manager should use

Planned messages

TCS food refers to food that needs which component of safety?

Time / Temp control

The staff member who is responsible for service throughout the dining room is the

Headwaiter

Bacteria grow very fast at:

70-125 F

A rice with an aromatic nutty flavor that is often used for rice pudding and pilafs is called

Jasmine

Which type of oven has a fan that circulates heated air around the food that it cooks?

Convection

A stereotype is defined as a

Generalization made by an individual about a particular group that regards all the members as the same.

Poaching is an example of cooking with which type of heat?

Moist

To ensure food safety, food handlers should focus on controlling

Time and Temperature

A cook making potato salad for a party of 20, but the recipe serves 8. What is the conversion factor for making the desired yield?

2.5

Which sauce base acts as a thicker and is made of equal parts cooked flour and fat?

Roux

On a job application, which answer is appropriate when asked about desired compensation?

Open

A recipe calls for 10 lbs of trimmed cauliflower. if the yield is 55%, how many pounds of cauliflower should be ordered?

18.2

The four ingredients to make fresh pasta are

Bread flour, olive oil, salt, and eggs

A manager notices that an employee is struggling to remember the nightly specials. The manager takes the employee aside during a slow moment to offer a few tricks for memorizing the dishes and to thank the employee for working hard to improve. The manager is practicing which type of communication?

Interpersonal

Poultry must be cooked to what minimum internal temp for at least 15 seconds

165 F

Which piece of equipment is used for straining soups, stocks, and other liquids

China cap

Who is primarily responsible for seating customers in a table-service operation?

Host

Which obstacle to good communication is demonstrated by the fact that the word "mouse" means both a rodent and a computer device?

Semantics

The primary functions of OSHA is to

Create and enforce safety-related standards in the workplace

What is a Sachet d'epices

Assorted herbs and spices in a cheesecloth bag

Which type of communication allows for immediate feedback

Interpersonal

The sweetness of fruit is due to the presence of which type of sugar?

Fructose

What is the purpose of bain-marie

Keep food warm

What are the five Mother sauces?

Bechamel, veloute, espagnole, tomato, and hollandaise

When referring to "smart" goals, what does the M stand for

Measurable

What are six conditions that pathogens need to grow?

Food, acidity, time, temp, oxygen, and moisture

A recipe calls for 2 pounds peeled carrots. The percentage yield of carrots is 80%. How many pounds of carrots are needed to prepare this dish?

2.5

Which type of legume is used in couscous hummus soups stews and side dishes?

Garbanzo

A starch slurry is a good choice when thickening a

Sauce

Corn, peas, and beans are which type of veggies?

Seeds

Julia child is known for

Popularizing french cuisine and techniques with the american public

In a typical kitchen the garden manager section includes which station?

Salad prep

A 2-quart pitcher is used to measure

Liquid ingredients

Which type of law allows an injured person who may not even have been in the operation to sue owners and employees for injuries caused by guest who was consuming alcohol there?

Dram shop

Employees covered under the fair labor standards act (FLSA) who must be paid a minimum wage and overtime for working over 40 hours per week classified as

Non-exempt

Employees learn how to perform the duties of another job within the operation in

cross-training

An example of personal responsibility is an operation would be

Asking for help if necessary

One of the main external safety threats to an operation is

food tampering

How many pounds of green peas must be purchased if 10 lbs are needed and the green peas have a yield percentage of 40%?

25

A high flavored stocked made with fish bones is known as

fumet

The highest USDA grade for fresh fruit is

US Extra Fancy

What is amenity?

Service or product provided by hotel guests for their convenience

A server wheels a cart to the guests table, mixes, dresses, and plates the salad, then serves. This is an example of which type of service?

French

When serving meatballs with sauce use a

Solid spoon

The four phases of on boarding are: hiring, orientation, training, and

Solid spoon

Which question is illegal to ask an applicant during a job interview?

Have you ever been arrested

Greeters are responsible for

Arranging for guests to be escorted to their seats

The purpose of the introduction of a written message is to

Give a reason for the message

Which form should fill out to receive federal financial aid for college

FAFSA

A stress-reduction plan should include

Healthy eating, Regular exercise, and regular sleep

Which potato is the standard baking potato

Russet

Pieces of broken glass, packaging material, and jewelry in food are examples of which contamination?

Physical

Which type of training would be used when many employees need to learn the same thing

Group training

Within the noncommercial segment, foodservice is typically handled in which two ways?

Contact feeding and self operators

The part of a grain kernel that contains most of the starch and protein is the

Endosperm

The process of removing fat that has cooled and hardened from the surface of a stock is known as

Degreasing

A pan of chicken has been cooled to 70 F in 2 hours. What is the maximum number of hours remaining to cool the chicken safely to 41.

4

Conveying operational procedures, polices, and announcements to wide a variety of audiences is often known as which type of communication?

Organizational

When a first - or second degree burn occurs, immediate apply

Cool water

Which type of knife is also known as Scimitar

Butcher

The factors that affect a sanitizers effectiveness are

Contact time, temp, and concentration

Tubers should be stored

Dry and unpeeled in cool, dark area

A server can best minimize mistakes when taking a table side order by

Repeating orders back to the guest before taking them to the kitchen.

Food handlers should keep their fingernails

Short and unpolished

How many hours will it take a pathogen in the temp danger zone to grow to levels high enough to make someone sick

4

Which type of temp probe is most effective for measuring the internal temp of steak

penetration

The spread of pathogens from one surface to another is called

Cross-contamination

What should an emergency plan include?

How many employees should respond to emergencies

When a manager identifies with an employees feelings or thoughts, the manger is practicing

Empathy

The single most important part of personal hygiene for a food handler is

Washing Hands

What must employers do meet the hazards communications standard (HAZCOM)

Notify and train employees about dangerous chemicals in the work place

What is the best way to ensure that portion sizes are the same from day to day for a given dish

Use standardized recipes

A kilogram is equal to how many Lbs?

2.2

two guests signal the host, who hurries over to their table with a smile. The guests complain about how long it is taking to get their meals. The hosts replies "You're saying you ordered 30 minutes ago? I can understand how frustrating that is, but I don't have anything to do with the kitchen." What did the host do wrong?

Denied responsibility for the guests problem

The term used in a restaurant and foodservice industry to

"put in place" is called

Mise en place

Which gov agency enforces laws that ensure that everyone regardless of race, age, gender, religion, national origin, color or disability receives fair chances at any job opportunity

Equal Employment Opportunity Commissions

Which is the correct action to perform first when a fire occurs

Ask "Am I in danger?"

After a job interview the applicant should

send a thank you note

A coffee spoon should also be used for

Ice cream

The first step to take when searching for a job is to

Identify desired job characteristics

The type of heat transfer that occurs when heat is transferred from one item to another through direct contact is called

Conduction

If a food handler has diarrhea or has been vomiting, which action must the manager take?

Exclude the food handler and send the food handler home

Which type of chef would typically be responsible for the preparation of breads and desserts?

Pastry

FAT TOM are the six conditions under which

Pathogens grow rapidly