Unit 1.4 Quiz

Imagine you and your family are on a road trip in the 1950s.

Which type of restaurant are you most likely to stop to eat at?

• quick-service

• fine-dining

• fast-casual

• 
  full-service

If you could travel back in time to ancient Greece, which of the following might you see that would most closely resemble quick-service food?

• a restaurer

• 
  a thermopolium

• a popina

• an inn

Imagine you are a restaurant employee who greets guests as they walk in the door and then leads them to their dining table.

Which position are you most likely to be employed in?

• 
  back-of-the-house (BOH)

• 
  chef

• 
  front-of-the-house (FOH)

• 
  server

Imagine you are a restaurant employee carefully preparing a steak and cooking it on the grill.

Which position are you most likely to be employed in?

• front-of-the-house (FOH)

• 
  back-of-the-house (BOH)

• 
  host

• 
  temporary

Explain the characteristics of a quick-service restaurant.

You can start your answer with:

• A quick-service restaurant . . .

Answer explanation

Quick-service restaurants (QSRs) are fast-food restaurants. Usually, guests order food, pay for it, pick it up at a counter, and bring it to a table inside the restaurant to eat.  QSRs are speedy and convenient and usually provide a low-cost meal option and serve meals most of the day, sometimes 24 hours a day. 

Describe at least three characteristics of a fast-casual restaurant.

Answer explanation

1. Fast-casual restaurants are more sophisticated than traditional fast-food restaurants, and their menus include food items made of high-quality ingredients.

2. Fast-casual restaurants have more customizable options than traditional quick-service restaurants.

3. Fast-casual restaurants provide a more comfortable atmosphere than traditional quick-service restaurants.

Imagine you want to pick up some food on your way home from work at the fastest type of restaurant available. Which restaurant type should you choose?

• a buffet

• 
  a drive-through restaurant

• 
  a fine-dining restaurant

• 
  a fast-casual restaurant

Which of the following restaurants has special rules of etiquette?

• 
  a fine-dining restaurant

• 
  a quick-service restaurant

• 
  a fast-casual restaurant

• 
  a drive-through restaurant

Imagine you want a late-night snack while studying for a big exam. You decide to leave your house in search of this snack.

Which restaurant are you most likely to find open after 10:00 p.m.?

• 
  a fast-casual restaurant

• 
  a full-service restaurant

• 
  a quick-service restaurant

• a fine-dining restaurant