Question 121 • Crowley Credit Recovery Algebra II B
Read the passage from Elizabethan Ettiquette.Sometimes guests brought their own knives and spoons, and sometimes they were furnished by the host. If not eating something soft or soupy that required a spoon, people ate with their fingers, using their knives only to take food from the main serving platter and to cut it when necessary. The knife was placed on the right side of the trencher, and the bread was on the left. Cups were not placed on the table. If a guest wanted a drink, he or she would ask a servant, who would bring them a cup that was kept on a side table or sometimes in a cool bath of water. When the guest finished drinking, they would return the cup to the servant, who would rinse it out, making it ready for the next guest.
Answer
A
tableware was rarer in Elizabethan times than it is today.
B
Elizabethan dinners were less common than modern dinners.
C
the Elizabethans liked sharing more than modern people do.
D
guests were happier in Elizabethan times than they are now.
Explanation
The passage says guests sometimes brought their own knives and spoons, ate much food with their fingers, and shared cups that servants rinsed between uses. These details suggest that tableware was less readily available than it is today. The passage does not compare how often people ate dinner or how happy they were.
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