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Etiquette Quiz

Do you have good manners?
Take our quiz to find out:

1.  I should use a cupped handshake (in which your left hand covers the normal handshake) to show my sincerity and interest when greeting someone for the first time.    
YES  NO
 
2.  On any type of table setting, my drinks are on my left along with my bread plate.    
YES  NO
 
3.  It is only acceptable to dress down for an interview if I know that the company I am interviewing for is having a casual day.    
YES  NO
 
4.  When at a restaurant, it is appropriate to rest my soup spoon and butter knife on the saucer plate instead than on the table.    
YES  NO
 
5.  If at a business event you meet the CEO of an important corporation, you should give him your business card as soon as you greet him.    
YES  NO
 
6.  When you answer the phone for someone who is unavailable, the first words out of your mouth should be “Who is calling please?”    
YES  NO
 
7.  At a social gathering, a toast is proposed in your honor, so you say “thank you” and don’t take a sip of you drink. Is this appropriate?    
YES  NO
 
8.  You are hosting a dinner party at a restaurant for your most valuable client and his wife. You instruct the waiter to serve your client’s spouse first. Is this correct?    
YES  NO
 
9.  When invited to dinner at a private home, you should wait for the host to place his napkin on the dinner table to signal that dinner is over before you do.    
YES  NO
 
10.  You are throwing a surprise party for your parents’ 25th anniversary. They have everything they need. Is it appropriate to ask the guests for money instead of presents?    
YES  NO
 
 
     

International Etiquette Centre
Headquarters: Hollywood, Florida
Phone: 954·921·0565, 305·332·4527
Toll free 866·946·5684