Read the passage from Elizabethan Etiquette.
Which factors affected when guests could begin a meal
Next, the salt cellar was placed on the table. The cellar.
in Elizabethan England? Select 3 options.
or container, for the salt was decorative, and the main
I when the attendees arrived
adornment for most tables. It occupied a place of honor,
and as such, the placement of the salt also determined
when the grace was said
where guests sat, with the host and his or her most
honored guests on one side and guests of lesser
I when the salt cellar was placed
importance on the other. Therefore, no one sat down until
the salt cellar, also simply called "the salt." was placed.
when the lord greeted the guests
11 when the guests washed their hands
All guests would be led into the dining hall, in order of
their importance. The lord, or host, would sit at the head
of the table, with the most honored guests on the right
and the least honored on the left. Guests would always
wash their hands prior to beginning the meal, and grace
was said before the food was served.