Fundamentals of Business Etiquette Quiz
1. Your boss, Ms. Alpha, enters the room when you're meeting with an important client, Mr. Beta. You rise and say "Ms. Alpha, I'd like you to meet Mr. Beta, our client from San Diego." Is this introduction correct? Yes/no
2. At a social function, you meet the CEO of an important Japanese corporation. After a brief chat, you give him your business card. Is this correct? Yes/no 3. You're entering a cab with an important client. You position yourself so the client is seated curbside. Is this correct? Yes/no 4. You're hosting a dinner at a restaurant. You've pre-ordered for everyone and indicated where they should sit. Are you correct? Yes/no 5. A toast has been proposed in your honor. You say "thank you" and take a sip of your drink. Are you correct? yes/no 6. You're in a restaurant and a thin soup is served in a cup with no handles. To eat it you should: 1. pick it up and drink it 2. use the spoon provided 3. eat half of it with a spoon and drink the remainder
7. You're at a dinner and champagne is served with the dessert. You simply can't drink champagne yet know the host will be offering a toast. Do you: 1. tell the waiter "no champagne" 2. turn over your glass 3. ask the waiter to pour water into your champagne glass instead 4. say nothing and allow the champagne to be poured
8. You're at a table in a restaurant for a business dinner. Midway through the meal, you're called to the telephone. What do you do with your napkin? 1. Take it with you 2. Fold and place it to the left of your plate 3. Loosely fold it and place it on the right side 4. Leave it on your chair
9. You're hosting a dinner party at a restaurant. Included are two other couples, and your most valuable client and his wife. You instruct the waiter to: 1. serve your spouse first 2.
2. At a social function, you meet the CEO of an important Japanese corporation. After a brief chat, you give him your business card. Is this correct? Yes/no 3. You're entering a cab with an important client. You position yourself so the client is seated curbside. Is this correct? Yes/no 4. You're hosting a dinner at a restaurant. You've pre-ordered for everyone and indicated where they should sit. Are you correct? Yes/no 5. A toast has been proposed in your honor. You say "thank you" and take a sip of your drink. Are you correct? yes/no 6. You're in a restaurant and a thin soup is served in a cup with no handles. To eat it you should: 1. pick it up and drink it 2. use the spoon provided 3. eat half of it with a spoon and drink the remainder
7. You're at a dinner and champagne is served with the dessert. You simply can't drink champagne yet know the host will be offering a toast. Do you: 1. tell the waiter "no champagne" 2. turn over your glass 3. ask the waiter to pour water into your champagne glass instead 4. say nothing and allow the champagne to be poured
8. You're at a table in a restaurant for a business dinner. Midway through the meal, you're called to the telephone. What do you do with your napkin? 1. Take it with you 2. Fold and place it to the left of your plate 3. Loosely fold it and place it on the right side 4. Leave it on your chair
9. You're hosting a dinner party at a restaurant. Included are two other couples, and your most valuable client and his wife. You instruct the waiter to: 1. serve your spouse first 2.