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
Answer
t
tableware was rarer in Elizabethan times than it is today.
E
Elizabethan dinners were less common than modern dinners.
t
the Elizabethans liked sharing more than modern people do.
g
guests were happier in Elizabethan times than they are now.
Explanation
The passage says guests sometimes brought their own knives and spoons, and that people often ate with their fingers. It also notes that cups were not placed on the table. These details suggest that tableware was less routinely available than it is today, supporting “tableware was rarer in Elizabethan times than it is today.”
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