Is it Fair to Eat Choc. 1
What amount of chocolate do most Americans eat each year.?
a. a pound
b. 1 ton
c. 12 pounds
d. 1/2 a pound
c. 12 pounds
How many cocoa beans are needed to make one pound of chocolate?
a) 100 beans
b) 200 beans
c) 300 beans
d) 400 beans
d) 400 beans
What do the children who work long hours without pay and sleep in poor conditions face?
a) Rewards and recognition
b) Whipping and very little food
c) Regular breaks and good meals
d) Opportunities for education
b) Whipping and very little food
What Mesoamerican empire was the most recent to consume chocolate?
What is the Altecs?
What were 3 ways the cacao served the Mayans?
What is food, medicine, and drink for religious ceremonies?
What countries still have children working in fields picking cocoa beans?
a. United States and Canada
b. Ireland and Scotland
c. Mexico and Australia
d. Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon
d. Ghana, Nigeria and Cameroon
What is the main ingredient in chocolate according to the article?
a) Sugar
b) Cocoa beans
c) Milk
d) Vanilla
b) Cocoa beans
What is the health risk faced by Sametta, as mentioned in the article?
a) Lack of exercise
b) Exposure to extreme temperatures
c) Use of sharp machetes and exposure to poisonous pesticides
d) Overeating
c) Use of sharp machetes and exposure to poisonous pesticides
Where was chocolate first discovered?
What is Mexico?
What was the oldest Mesoamerican empire to consume chocolate?
Who are the Olmecs?
Where do most of the world's cocoa beans come from?
a) United States
b) Ivory Coast
c) Switzerland
d) Mexico
b) Ivory Coast
Why does Sametta not go to school in the article?
a) She is not interested in education
b) Her family cannot afford it
c) There are no schools in her area
d) She is not allowed to attend
b) Her family cannot afford it
Approximately how many children are forced to pick cocoa beans every day in the Ivory Coast and neighboring countries?
a) 400
b) 100,000
c) 6,000
d) 300,000
d) 300,000
What form was chocolate first consumed?
What is a drink?
What did the Olmecs mix with the seeds of the cacao pods?
What is water, spices, and chiles.
What is the main concern raised in the article regarding the chocolate industry?
a) Environmental impact
b) High prices
c) Child labor
d) Health issues
c) Child labor
What is considered "out of the question" for the children working in the cocoa fields?
a) Watching television
b) Going to school
c) Playing sports
d) Visiting friends
b) Going to school
What is Sametta's daily routine, according to the article?
a) Wake up at 4:00 a.m., go to school, and return home by 4:00 p.m.
b) Eat breakfast, watch TV, and play with friends
c) Work in the cocoa bean field for 12 hours
d) Attend school and then help her family on the farm
c) Work in the cocoa bean field for 12 hours
What shape are cacao pods?
What is foot-ball shaped?
In Mayan society, chocolate was not available to ordinary Mayans. True or False
True