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ASB 378 Module 4 Quiz

Score for this quiz: 17 out of 17

Submitted Apr 10 at 5:06am

Question 1

1 / 1 pts

According to the first lecture (“Globalization and Food: Global Food Systems”), the distribution and access to adequate food is highly uneven and structured by unequal international hierarchies.

•   True
•   False

 Question 2

1 / 1 pts

According to the video (“Jennifer 8. Lee: The Hunt for General Tso”), there are more Chinese restaurants in the United States than McDonald’s restaurants.

•   True
•   False

Question 3

1 / 1 pts

According to the third lecture (“Globalization and Food: McDonald’s”), changes introduced to McDonald’s in other countries by local customers can in turn be adopted by the multinational corporation and then spread globally to other countries.

•   True
•   False

Question 4

1/ 1 pts

According to the Yan reading (“McDonald’s in Beijing: The Localization of Americana”), before the actual opening of McDonald’s restaurants in Beijing, chickens from China were bought to be used for chicken McNuggets for McDonald’s in the US.

•   True
•   False

Question 5

1 / 1 pts

According to the video (“Jennifer 8. Lee: The Hunt for General Tso”), fried gelato is served in Chinese restaurants in China.

•   True
•   False 

Question 6

1 / 1 pts

According to the Yan reading (“McDonald’s in Beijing: The Localization of Americana”), which of  the following is false?

•   Beijing McDonald’s relies heavily on personal interactions with customers
•   McDonald’s localization strategies have centered on adults as primary customer
•   Beijing McDonald’s represents itself as a Chinese company
•   Beijing consumers have appropriated the restaurants not only as leisure centers but also as public arenas for various personal and family rituals 

Question 7

1 / 1 pts

According to the Yan reading (“McDonald’s in Beijing: The Localization of Americana”), the success of foreign fast food chains did not cause any challenge to the local catering industry in Beijing. 

•   True!
•   False

Question 8

1 / 1 pts

According to the video (“Big Mac Inside the McDonald's Empire”), drive-through was already a familiar concept in China before McDonald’s restaurants started drive-through restaurants. ered

•   True
•   False

Question 9

1 / 1 pts

According to the third lecture (“Globalization and Food: McDonald’s”), McDonald’s has only contributed to the homogenization of food cultures around the world. 

•   True
•   False

Question 10

1 / 1 pts

According to the video (“Jennifer 8. Lee: The Hunt for General Tso”), Chinese broccoli and Italian broccoli look the same.

•   True
•   False

Question 11

1 / 1 pts

According to the third lecture (“Globalization and Food: McDonald’s”), McDonald’s has standardized food cultures across the globe to some extent.

•   True
•    False

Question 12

1 / 1 pts

According to the Yan reading (“McDonald’s in Beijing: The Localization of Americana”), the purchasing power of young people in Beijing has increased dramatically over the past decade. 

•   True
•   False

Question 13

1 / 1 pts

According to the third lecture (“Globalization and Food: McDonald’s”), there are not many local fast food restaurants like McDonald’s in other countries. 

•   True
•   False

Question 14

1 / 1 pts

According to the Bestor reading (“How Sushi Went Global”), what is Japan’s most popular fish?

•   Salmon
•   Tuna
•   Mackerel
•   Yellow croaker

 Question 15

1 / 1 pts

According to the Bestor reading (“How Sushi Went Global”), throughout the world, sushi restaurants are only operated by Japanese.

•   True
•   False

 Question 16

1 / 1 pts

According to the second lecture (“Globalization and Food: Global Fast Food”), food and cuisines from around the world have been brought to the U.S. but have not really changed American food culture.

•   True
•   False

 Question 17

1 / 1 pts

According to the Yan reading (“McDonald’s in Beijing: The Localization of Americana”), McDonald’s experience in Beijing is a classic case of the “localization” of transnational systems. 

•   True
•   False