SERVSAFE PATHOGENS QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS

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SERVSAFE PATHOGENS QUIZ EXAM QUESTIONS

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Question 1: Which toxin causes Scrombroid Poisoning?

a) Domoic Acid

b) Saxitoxin

c) Brevetoxin

d) Histamine

Answer:

d) Histamine

Question 2: What practice should be used to prevent seafood toxins from causing a foodborne illness?

a) Cooking food to correct internal temperatures

b) Handwashing throughout the day

c) Purchasing food from approved, reputable suppliers

d) Microwaving fish to be served raw for 15 seconds

Answer:

c) Purchasing food from approved, reputable suppliers

Question 3: Which bacteria is commonly linked with cooked rice dishes?

a) Shigella spp.

b) Salmonella typhi

c) Bacillus cereus

d) Vibrio vulnificus

Answer:

c) Bacillus cereus

Question 4: Which type of food is especially susceptible to the growth of clostridium botulinum?

a) Reduced-oxygen packaged food

b) Fresh produce

c) Artificially packaged food

d) Shellfish

Answer:

c) Reduced oxygen-packaged food

Question 5: Which food is associated with Giardia?

a) Produce

b) Ground beef

c) Milk

d) Eggs

Answer:

a) Produce

Question 6: What practice is useful for preventing Norovirus from causing foodborne illness?

a) Cooking food to minimum internal temperature

b) Excluding staff with vomiting from the operation

c) Cooling food rapidly

d) Encouraging staff to get flu shots

Answer:

b) Excluding staff with vomiting from operation

Question 7: Jaundice is a symptom of which foodborne illness?

a) Cryptosporidiosis

b) Hepatitis A

c) Anisakiasis

d) Norovirus

Answer:

b) Hepatitis A

Question 8: Which food has been associated with Salmonella Typhi?

a) Beverages

b) Produce

c) Shellfish from contaminated water

d) Undercooked ground beef

Answer:

a) Beverages

Question 9: Which fish is associated with Ciguatoxin?

a) Pacific salmon

b) Halibut

c) Snapper

d) Mackerel

Answer:

c) Snapper

Question 10: All the following practices are useful for preventing Staphylococcal gastroenteritis except?

a) Wash hands

b) Cover wounds

c) Avoid contact with ready-to-eat foods

d) Hold, cool, and reheat food correctly

Answer:

c) Avoid contact with ready-to-eat foods