Restaurants - Comprehension Quiz

An Article by Steven Starry

Choose the best or correct answer.

1. Why doesn't the author get gastroenteritis very often nowadays?

   1.   ?    Because he eats out less frequently than he used to.
   2.   ?    Because he used to take his chances before he went out each time.
   3.   ?    Because he only gets gastroenteritis before he eats out somewhere.

2. Why does the author says he's taking risks each time he goes out to eat somewhere?

   1.   ?    He thinks that he can get gastroenteritis by eating out in restaurants because he feels they're dirty and serve spoiled foods.
   2.   ?    He thinks that he is taking his chances by spreading the abuse of monosodium glutamate widely to filthy kitchens.
   3.   ?    Because it's not wonderful to go to restaurants after listening to all of the horror stories waiters tell.

3. According to the author, why do Spaniards tell him that they've had to spend a few days in the hospital?

   1.   ?    Because they got either salmonella or some other type of food poisoning because the restaurants' workers didn't wash their hands properly.
   2.   ?    Because the food-handlers in the restaurants were very poor and unmotivated.
   3.   ?    Because the food-handlers in the restaurants were poorly trained and didn't get enough practice washing dishes.

4. Has the author ever had gastroenteritis?

   1.   ?    Yes
   2.   ?    No
   3.   ?    The article doesn't say.

5. Does the author say that all restaurants in Madrid are dirty?

   1.   ?    No
   2.   ?    Yes
   3.   ?    The article does'nt say.

6. Why does the author suggest that cheap restaurants may be riskier?

   1.   ?    Because they may employ badly trained and unmotivated personnel and old fish and meat.
   2.   ?    Because he gets good recommendations about more expensive restaurants.
   3.   ?    Because supermarkets are safer.