Final ProStart Level 2 Exam 2026 – Advanced Culinary Arts & Restaurant Management
Certification Assessment
Which of the following is an example of a butter substitute in a recipe? - ANS ✔✔margarine
What can be made by simmering fresh fruits or dried fruits in a sugar syrup? - ANS ✔✔compote
A recommended guideline regarding plate presentation in reference to sauces is that sauce
should - ANS ✔✔be served around or under food
Which cooking method is best for very lean fish> - ANS ✔✔poaching
Which type of connective tissue will break down during the process of cooking meat? - ANS
✔✔collagen
Which food item is often considered to be a vegetable but is actually a fruit? - ANS ✔✔tomato
One of the best potatoes for baking is a - ANS ✔✔russet
Emailing information to college students about the coffee shop on campus is an example of -
ANS ✔✔direct marketing
Lean doughs contain very little or no - ANS ✔✔sugar and fat
What is the required internal temperature that poultry stuffing must reach? - ANS ✔✔155*F
Employees covered under the FLSA who must be paid a minimum wage and overtime for
working over 40 hours are classified as - ANS ✔✔non-exempt
, Vanilla sauce, gelatin, and whipped cream are combined to make which dessert filing? - ANS
✔✔bavarian cream
A restaurant uses the food cost percentage method to price its menu. With a food cost
percentage of 30% for each dish, what should the menu price be for an entree with a raw food
cost fo $4.00? - ANS ✔✔13.33
The process of breaking down organic material to form fertilizer is known as - ANS
✔✔composting
Which process is used to remove harmful bacteria from milk? - ANS ✔✔pasteurization
Which mixing method is used to prepare a high ratio cake - ANS ✔✔two-stage
Which of the following costs are most impacted by business volume - ANS ✔✔labor
What are the main ingredients in ganache? - ANS ✔✔chocolate and cream
Which type of legume is most often used to prepare hummus? - ANS ✔✔garbanzo
Most recipes are based on which size of egg? - ANS ✔✔large
Which kind of chicken meat is low in calories and fat content? - ANS ✔✔white
Using the food cost percentage method, which item would be divided by the food cost in order
to calculate menu price? - ANS ✔✔food cost percentage
Certification Assessment
Which of the following is an example of a butter substitute in a recipe? - ANS ✔✔margarine
What can be made by simmering fresh fruits or dried fruits in a sugar syrup? - ANS ✔✔compote
A recommended guideline regarding plate presentation in reference to sauces is that sauce
should - ANS ✔✔be served around or under food
Which cooking method is best for very lean fish> - ANS ✔✔poaching
Which type of connective tissue will break down during the process of cooking meat? - ANS
✔✔collagen
Which food item is often considered to be a vegetable but is actually a fruit? - ANS ✔✔tomato
One of the best potatoes for baking is a - ANS ✔✔russet
Emailing information to college students about the coffee shop on campus is an example of -
ANS ✔✔direct marketing
Lean doughs contain very little or no - ANS ✔✔sugar and fat
What is the required internal temperature that poultry stuffing must reach? - ANS ✔✔155*F
Employees covered under the FLSA who must be paid a minimum wage and overtime for
working over 40 hours are classified as - ANS ✔✔non-exempt
, Vanilla sauce, gelatin, and whipped cream are combined to make which dessert filing? - ANS
✔✔bavarian cream
A restaurant uses the food cost percentage method to price its menu. With a food cost
percentage of 30% for each dish, what should the menu price be for an entree with a raw food
cost fo $4.00? - ANS ✔✔13.33
The process of breaking down organic material to form fertilizer is known as - ANS
✔✔composting
Which process is used to remove harmful bacteria from milk? - ANS ✔✔pasteurization
Which mixing method is used to prepare a high ratio cake - ANS ✔✔two-stage
Which of the following costs are most impacted by business volume - ANS ✔✔labor
What are the main ingredients in ganache? - ANS ✔✔chocolate and cream
Which type of legume is most often used to prepare hummus? - ANS ✔✔garbanzo
Most recipes are based on which size of egg? - ANS ✔✔large
Which kind of chicken meat is low in calories and fat content? - ANS ✔✔white
Using the food cost percentage method, which item would be divided by the food cost in order
to calculate menu price? - ANS ✔✔food cost percentage
