It's most accurate to say that contemporary design styles

A. create more opportunity for the shop to be profitable because they use less-expensive flowers.
B. allow designers the opportunity to work with better flowers.
C. show customers that floral shops seek high-end clientele.
D. allow materials to maintain their integrity; customers can appreciate each

component's beauty, and therefore, the design's value.
Which design style encourages a complete manipulation of floral materials into unnatural geometric shapes and colors?
A. Ikebana
B. Abstract
C. New wave
D. New convention

The design's _______ is often established where the stems meet and cross.
A. frame
B. focal area
C. shape
D. form

A floral arrangement's base consists of the
A. bottom of the floral foam brick.
B. arrangement's mechanics and the lower floral materials.
C. horizontal ground surface at the container's top.
D. bottom of the container.

The foam for what type of arrangements is often held in place with pan glue instead of bowl tape?
A. Hand-tied arrangements
B. Traditional arrangements
C. Arrangements in glass vases
D. Contemporary arrangements

The design technique that gives prominence to groups of material in an arrangement is called
A. terracing.
B. binding.
C. zoning.
D. banding.