Table Manners and Dining Etiquette Questions

When you RSVP for a dinner, it is alright to bring several guests with you

• True

• False

When arriving to a dinner party, it is alright to arrive 10 minutes early..

• True

• False

It is alright to talk on your cell phone as long as you are whispering.

• True

• False

Your cell phone should be turned off and out of sight

• True

• False

The following are 3 examples of informal dining

• wedding reception

• picnic

• buffet

• retirement banquet

• bar-b-que

When there is dip and chips, you should NOT...

• double dip (eat and then dip again)

• put the dip on your tray and eat from there

• dip the chip only once

If there is something in the table you want, but cannot reach it...

• it is alright to reach across the table for it

• ask someone to pass it to you

When eating, you should...

• sit up straight and bring the food to your mouth

• bend over to your plate so the food doesn't spill

If the host has a tradition you do not practice or believe in, you should...

• tell them you do not feel comfortable with what they are saying

• get up and leave

• sit quietly and wait for them to finish

You should not chew with your mouth open

• True

• False