Test Bank Understanding Nutrition 5th Edition Whitney
Chapter 1 – An overview of nutrition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which characteristic is most typical of a chronic disease?
a. It has a rapid onset.
b. It rarely has noticeable symptoms.
c. It produces sharp pains
d. It progresses gradually.
e. It disrupts daily life, but is unlikely to be life-threatening.
ANS: D Bloom’s: Understand TOP: Introduction
OBJ: 1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices
2. A child develops a strong dislike of vegetables after she is forced to eat them before leaving the table.
Her reaction is an example of a food-related:
a. habit
b. social interaction
c. emotional turmoil
d. negative association
e. comfort eating
ANS: D Bloom’s: Evaluate TOP: Food choices
OBJ: 1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
3. A person who eats a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day is most likely making a food choice based
on:
a. habit
b. availability
c. body image
d. environmental concerns
e. cultural values
ANS: A Bloom’s: Evaluate TOP: Food choices
OBJ: 1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
4. Which individual is making a food choice based on their social interactions?
a. A tourist from China who rejects a hamburger due to unfamiliarity
b. A child who spits out his mashed potatoes because they taste too salty
c. A teenager who grudgingly accepts an offer of an ice-cream cone to avoid offending a
close friend
d. An elderly gentleman who refuses a peanut-butter-and-jam sandwich because he considers
it a child’s food
e. An adult who refuses to eat foods that are not locally sourced and organic
ANS: A Bloom’s: Evaluate TOP: Food choices
OBJ: 1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
5. The motive of a person who alters their diet due to religious convictions is most likely related to their:
a. values
b. body image
c. ethnic heritage
d. functional association
e. comfort
Chapter 1 – An overview of nutrition
MULTIPLE CHOICE
1. Which characteristic is most typical of a chronic disease?
a. It has a rapid onset.
b. It rarely has noticeable symptoms.
c. It produces sharp pains
d. It progresses gradually.
e. It disrupts daily life, but is unlikely to be life-threatening.
ANS: D Bloom’s: Understand TOP: Introduction
OBJ: 1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices
2. A child develops a strong dislike of vegetables after she is forced to eat them before leaving the table.
Her reaction is an example of a food-related:
a. habit
b. social interaction
c. emotional turmoil
d. negative association
e. comfort eating
ANS: D Bloom’s: Evaluate TOP: Food choices
OBJ: 1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
3. A person who eats a bowl of cereal for breakfast every day is most likely making a food choice based
on:
a. habit
b. availability
c. body image
d. environmental concerns
e. cultural values
ANS: A Bloom’s: Evaluate TOP: Food choices
OBJ: 1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
4. Which individual is making a food choice based on their social interactions?
a. A tourist from China who rejects a hamburger due to unfamiliarity
b. A child who spits out his mashed potatoes because they taste too salty
c. A teenager who grudgingly accepts an offer of an ice-cream cone to avoid offending a
close friend
d. An elderly gentleman who refuses a peanut-butter-and-jam sandwich because he considers
it a child’s food
e. An adult who refuses to eat foods that are not locally sourced and organic
ANS: A Bloom’s: Evaluate TOP: Food choices
OBJ: 1.1 Describe how various factors influence personal food choices.
5. The motive of a person who alters their diet due to religious convictions is most likely related to their:
a. values
b. body image
c. ethnic heritage
d. functional association
e. comfort
