FN I 5.0

What is item 8 in the place setting?

• butter knife

• dinner knife

• teaspoon

• soup spoon

When setting the table for a formal meal, where should the knife be placed?

• above the dinner plate

• left of the dinner plate

• right of the dinner plate

• on the dinner plate

When used in the table setting along with a salad plate, where should the bread-and-butter plate be placed?

• above the forks, to the upper left

• above the knife, to the upper left

• lower left, beside the forks

• toward the center, above the dinner plate

Cups and glasses used for drinking are considered what classification of tableware?

• beverageware

• dinnerware

• flatware

• hollowware

Soup tureens and gravy boats are considered what classification of tableware?

• beverageware

• dinnerware

• flatware

• hollowware

A cup and saucer are needed for an informal meal. Where should they be placed?

• above the dinner plate

• above the salad plate

• to the left side of the dinner plate

• to the right side of the dinner plate

A salad is served as a first course, and the main part of the meal will be served later. Two forks are part of the place setting. Good table manners guidelines indicate that a person should use what utensil to eat the salad?

• fork farthest from the plate

• fork next to the plate

• largest fork

• small fork above the plate

An exchange student notes that meals with her host family are quite different from meals at home. What general guideline should be followed to avoid insulting the host family?

• ask the family to get American foods so the student can eat in another room

• decline to eat anything that looks unfamiliar

• eat with the same rules as followed at home

• watch the host or hostess and follow how he/she eats

How would family members potentially describe the behavior of others leaving the table before anyone has finished eating?

• as acceptable behavior

• as formal behavior

• as informal behavior

• as rude behavior

What should a person do to have a pleasant dining experience?

• cut his/her food into small bites and chew with one's mouth closed

• lay his/her fork on top of the refolded napkin to indicate one is finished eating

• text his/her friends throughout the meal as one sits while at the dinner table

• refold his/her napkin and lay it over the knife and spoon to indicate one is ready to talk