1. Everyone has just been seated for dinner, but you notice the hostess has not put her napkin in her lap. What should you assume?
She is waiting for the host to pour the wine. Since she will assist in serving, she does not put her napkin in her lap immediately. She is waiting to bless the food. She wants to make sure everyone is comfortable.
2. You are served crackers with your soup. To eat them you should:
Take a bite of cracker, then a spoonful of soup. You can dunk your cracker in the soup and then eat it Crumble them up with the cup of your hand and put then on top of the soup You can dunk your cracker into the soup and leave it there
3. Where is the butter plate placed when dining with the Queen?
Above the forks to the left of the dinner plate Above the knives to the right Above the center of the plate between the fork and knives In a formal table setting there are no butter plates.
4. How long before serving should a red wine bottle be opened?
1 hour 15 minutes 3 hours 24 hours
5. If a waiter offers you some croustades, what has he just served you?
fish French thin bread Soup Small chicken wings
6. What is bamel?
A type of red wine A French appetizer A fine linen napkin A basic white sauce consisting of flour, butter, and milk
7. What is the proper way to eat French fries?
It is proper to pick them up with your fingers You must use and fork and knife to cut them up, and then eat them with your fork You may pick them up with your fork, whole, and place them into your mouth Using a fork, cut the fries into bite-size pieces, then eat them with the fork
8. A bunch of grapes is being passed at a luncheon. What is the most appropriate way of removing them from the bowl?
Break off a branch and put it on your plate Pull off, one by one, as many grapes as you want to eat Cut off a branch as close to the stem as possible A or C
9. How should appetizer wines be served?
Warmed Room temperature Chilled or on ice There is no such thing as appetizer wines
10. Why are champagne glasses so thin?
A glassware designers preference Thicker glasses would raise the temperature of the sparkling wine When making a toast, the clinking of the glassware to get the guest attention has a higher pitch due to the thinness of the glass Champagne glasses can be thick or thin