Etiquette Boss: Seating etiquette quiz
I like to give an etiquette quiz ever so often to test how well you score on your etiquette and protocol knowledge. No peeking until the test is completed.
(1) Mayor Bill de Blasio was seated opposite President Obama at a meeting of all new mayors. In seating protocol code, this declared him (a) the guest of honor (b) lowest mayor on the totem pole (c) second to the person on the president’s right.
(2) A young couple hosts a formal dinner to which both sets of parents are invited. The wife places her parents to the left and right of her, and her husband places his parents to the left and right of himself. Is this seating arrangement proper dining etiquette? (a) Yes. (b) No.