All About Chocolate

The process for making chocolate ______________________.

• can be done in your kitchen

• can be mastered quickly

• is done only one way

• has many steps

During mixing, cocoa butter and cocoa powder are mixed with ______________ until smooth.

• cacao beans

• sugar

• cacao

• all of the above

In the process of making chocolate, what is the step after the pods are picked?

• The beans are put into piles or boxes.

• The beans are allowed to ferment.

• The pod is cut open with a large blade.

• The pods are put out to dry in the sun.

Which of the following is the best summary statement for this book?

• There are many beans in every cacao pod that don't look at all like chocolate candy.

• Chocolate has been around for a long time and still takes many steps to make it ready to eat.

• Chocolate was first used by people in Central and South America and came to Europe in 1500.

• Chocolate can be used in many foods and is a favorite treat of many people all over the world.

What are plantations?

• large green leaves on the cacao plant

• people who pick and process cacao

• large farms with many workers

• what the Aztecs called their cacoa drink

In what year was the first car of chocolate sold?

• 1502

• 1657

• 1847

• 1875

What conditions does the cacao tree need to grow well?

• full sunlight when mature

• protection from wind and sun when young

• hot and wet

• all of the above

What are the ingredients?

• packages of cocoa

• different food items that go in a recipe

• blooms on a cacao plant

• shells from roasted beans

What is the first step in the process of making chocolate from fermented beans?

• The beans are cleaned.

• The shells are removed.

• The beans are dried.

• The beans are roasted.

What is most of the chocolate made in factories today used for?

• to make chocolate ice cream

• to make chocolate cakes

• to make chocolate drinks

• to make chocolate candy