Dining Etiquette Quiz

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When you have finished eating, place your napkin in the centre of your plate. X
If your fork falls on the floor, apologise to everyone at the table, pick it up, clean it X
properly with your napkin, and continue using it.
You should always pass both the salt and pepper even if only one is asked for. X
You should excuse yourself if you must leave the table during a meal. X
It is okay for you to burp throughout the meal as long as you say, “Excuse me,” every time X
you do so.
Always use the bread plate to your left. X
Sit up straight and keep your elbows off the table, especially when you are eating. X
Your water and wine glasses are located toward the right of your plate. X
In order to signal to the waiter that you have finished your meal, place the fork and knife X
back on the table where they were before.
If there are two forks on the table, you should start using the fork nearest to your plate X
first.
If there are bones in your food, it is okay for you to spit them out directly onto your plate. X
It is good manners to arrive at a party at least half an hour before it starts as this shows X
enthusiasm.
In the American style of dining, it is proper to switch the fork to your right hand to bring X
food into your mouth.
If you do not like a certain type of food, it is proper to explain in elaborate detail to the X
others at the table why this is so.
Since it is not right to waste food, it is best to ask the waiter or your host for a doggy bag X
to take home the leftovers.
If you are the guest, you should not order the most expensive item on the menu unless it X
is suggested by your host.
It is okay to blow your nose into your napkin as long as you do this quietly. X
Always go to the bathroom to remove food caught in your teeth X
Spoon the soup away from you and sip it from the side of the spoon. X
In a formal place setting, the dessert spoon and fork are usually placed above your plate. X
Always hold a glass of white wine by the bowl. X