B.   Never request a bag to take home the leftovers.

C.   To request the food be saved so you can pick it up later.

D.   To request the food be given to the wait staff.

E.   None of the above

A.   Find someone to blame

B.   Ignore it.

D.   Deny you made any mistake and start crying.

E.   Find someone to share the blame.

B.   The right to vote or protest.

C.   The TV and radio networks specifically.

D.   The industrial-military complex.

E.   The general public.

B.   The basket in basketball or touchline in football where points are scored.

C.   The length of time on the clock for an entire game (without including over-time).

D.   The captain of the team

E.   The mound inside the diamond in baseball from where the pitcher throws the ball.

A.   Literally a horse used as a symbol, in much the way the donkey and elephant are used in US politics.

B.   Someone operating or running a campaign illegally.

C.   The winner of a long-fought campaign.

E.   The use of offensive racial language in a certain strain of radical right-wing voting.

A.   5-letter codes used to uniquely identify cities and/or their airports (for example JFK-NY; New York city; LAX-LA: Los Angeles).

C.   Numbered codes used to identify cities in order of importance (for example 1-NYC, 2-LA).

D.   Numbered and lettered codes used to identify cities in order of importance (for example 1NYC, 2LA).

E.   The first three letters of the city to determine the airport (for example CHI for Chicago, NEW for New Orleans).

A.   Send a Christmas present to your recipient's home to all the family.

C.   The bigger the gift the better: business in the US thrives on across-the-table gift giving.

D.   Pay 10% extra to the amount of the business deal (it acts as a tip)

E.   Pay 20% extra to the amount of the business deal (it acts as a tip).

A.   State level

B.   Federal level.

C.   State and Federal.

E.   Federal and international level.

A.   The taxi up the runway a plane makes after it has landed.

B.   The middle part of a three or four part flight, using a different form of transport – like a helicopter.

C.   The second part of a two-part flight, using a different airline.

D.   The first part of a two-part flight, using the same airline.

A.   To try harder than you've ever had to try before.

B.   To literally lose weight, using a gym and/or personal trainer.

D.   To make a solitary personal effort to overcome an obstacle.

E.   To go on a 30-day crash diet, but only one approved by your doctor.

A.   To be a part of a random system of voting at the ballot box

B.   Being rude or offensive in a way that violates social customs or general good manners

D.   To pay all your taxes and to obey all laws, both state and federal.

E.   To make a decisive political action, usually taken by a politician to win an election.

A.   A major train terminal, for example, Grand Central in New York City.

C.   A destination airport to which a lot of other airways connect into but not out from, for example, New Orleans.

D.   A starting city from where a lot of other airlines depart, for example, JFK to Europe.

E.   A 'hub' is a major television network that broadcasts travel news, for example, NBC, CBS or ABC.

A.   Fried bread, eggs, black pudding, bacon; also hamburgers.

B.   Donuts and coffee.

D.   German potato salad, scones, rolls, tea with milk.

E.   Blini with sour cream or milk.

A.   leave it on.

C.   give it to your boss to look after.

D.   send text messages all day.

E.   consult it every 5 minutes.

A.   To repeat the same action even if the result appears to be the same (negative) one.

C.   To generate a lot of personal wealth and secure it in an offshore account to avoid taxes

D.   To take early morning walks on the beach as a healthy preparation for the day ahead.

E.   To continue digging yourself deeper into a metaphorical hole, often in a business setting, even though you know it is wrong to do so.

A.   The Grand Old Party, the Independents.

C.   The Grand Old Party, the Democrat Party.

D.   The Great Old Party, the Liberal Party.

E.   The Great Old People, the US voting public.

A.   The PGA Tour Golf Championship

C.   The Super Bowl

D.   The Olympic Swimming Team

E.   The baseball World Series

A.   A fee the rental company pays the customer for returning the vehicle to its original location.

B.   A small hidden device carried in the rental car to track the exact location of the car, often by GPS.

C.   The option to drop the car off in any of three locations close to the original point of departure.

E.   An optional fee charged by the rental company to defray taxes, especially for tourists (i.e. foreign nationals)

A.   Gradual Position Site

B.   Group Posture Section

C.   Gradual Position Segway

E.   Greater Positive Seat

B.   National Administration of Secure Dealing Arrival Quotation System.

C.   Natural Association of System Dealers Annual Quotidian Sound.

D.   Natural Avocation of Software Dealers Annual Quota System

E.   National Annuity of Special Diagnostics Actual Quotations Sounds.

A.   Chewing gum.

C.   Displaying tattoos.

D.   Displaying body piercings

E.   Using your iPod at work.

B.   Milk

C.   Beer

D.   The wine list

E.   The specials menu

A.   The name of a major bus company.

B.   The name of a major train airline.

D.   The name of the minor league baseball division.

E.   The name of a major taxi company.

A.   Adding a passenger without a reservation to a flight. Generally the first passengers to check-in are the ones most likely to be bumped.

C.   Removing a passenger with a reservation from a full flight. Generally the first passengers to check-in are the ones most likely to be bumped.

D.   Adding a passenger to an earlier flight if he or she arrives early enough at the airport.

E.   Exchanging tickets for a later flight, often with a favorable monetary return for the passenger.

A.   Both H-1B and F-1 visas are work visas.

B.   An F-1 is a work visa valid for the duration of employment; an H-1B is a student visa valid for the duration of study.

C.   An F-1 is a work visa; an H-1B is a student visa.

D.   Both H-1B and F-1 visas are student visas.

A.   A business dinner is treated as a social meal –socializing is more important than the business.

B.   A business dinner is still treated as a business meal – socializing should be kept to an absolute minimum or it is considered rude.

C.   A business dinner should be long and dull – do not attempt to make general or light conversation

E.   None of the above

A.   The common name for a VISA identity card issued by the USCIS - US Citizenship and Immigration Services. A green card entitles a foreign national to enter and reside but not work in the US.

C.   The common name for a VISA identity card issued by the USCIS - US Citizenship and Immigration Services. A green card entitles a foreign national to work in the US for 6 months.

D.   The official name for a Permanent Resident identity card issued by the USCIS - US Citizenship and Immigration Services. A green card entitles a US Citizen to enter, reside and work overseas.

E.   The official name for a Permanent Resident identity card issued by the USCIS - US Citizenship and Immigration Services. A green card entitles a foreign national to enter, reside and work in the US indefinitely.

A.   An older, more experienced player who generally leads the team.

B.   A team mascot.

D.   A rank-and-file player who neither leads the team nor stands out for being new.

E.   The owner of the team.

B.   About a foot.

C.   About two arms' length.

D.   About three arms' length.

B.   To encourage something by figuratively hydrating it

C.   To hurry up, literally or figuratively.

D.   To slow down, literally or figuratively.

E.   To deliver a message at speed to someone.

A.   It is appropriate to speak more slowly, emphasizing how to speak, so the person will learn more quickly.

B.   It is appropriate to tell the person that they need to improve their English.

D.   It is appropriate to advise the person which books they can use to improve their English.

E.   It is appropriate to get angry and tell the person: You need to speak English.

A.   The legal rights of US states whether in alignment or conflict with the US Federal system.

B.   A political argument based on the tenth amendment of the United States Constitution.

C.   An argument used by the Southern American states during the American Civil War (1861-1865).

D.   Often a last-resort political argument used by all political camps when they are unable to win at the Federal level, in the belief that they can win political ground in at least some states.

A.   To receive business bribes behind the scenes in exchange for preferential treatment, always in an illegal political sense.

B.   To receive stolen goods or act otherwise outside the law.

C.   To prepare taxes many months in advance.

E.   To operate a traveling puppet show, especially in the South.

A.   Instant message, scanner.

B.   Phone, instant message, fax.

C.   Fax, printer, scanner, website.

E.   Website, scanner, instant message.

B.   Yes – and they are always exchanged when meeting.

C.   Yes – and they are always exchanged when parting.

D.   No – but they are sometimes generally exchanged halfway through a meeting.

E.   No – but they are exchanged on special request.

A.   When getting a haircut.

B.   When taking a taxi.

C.   When paying a bar or restaurant bill.

D.   When helped with bags at a hotel.

A.   Drinking

C.   Eating

D.   Talking

E.   Smiling

A.   Pointing is acceptable behavior in the US office (and in general).

B.   Pointing is very rude in the US office (and in general), and could lead to your dismissal.

D.   Pointing is rude in the US office (and in general)only if you use two hands. Pointing with one hand is fine

E.   None of the above.

A.   In the European or

B.   In the US style, the fork is in your right hand while cutting, then switches to your left hand to pick up and eat. In the European or

C.   In the US style, the fork is in your right hand while cutting, then switches to your left hand to pick up and eat. In the European or

E.   In the US style, the fork is always in your right hand. In the European or

A.   A special fare, usually a supplement, that will bring you to your destination faster, using, for example, an express train.

C.   A reduced-price fare traveling at the regular time.

D.   It is the same as an open-ticket (meaning you do not have a reserved seat).

E.   You pay slightly less, but you do not quite reach your destination (hence the reduced fare).

B.   Arizona

C.   Maine

D.   New York State

E.   California

A.   To organize the press to stake out someone's home address.

B.   To make someone make a statement to the press.

C.   To fire someone from his or her job.

D.   To write something defamatory about someone and have it printed in a newspaper.

B.   Two rooms with two beds for two people.

C.   A room with one bed for one person.

D.   Two rooms with one bed for two people

E.   A room with a double bed for two people.

A.   Slurping soup.

B.   Starting to eat before others at the same table.

C.   Using a toothpick or blowing nose at the table.

D.   Chewing with your mouth open.

A.   The incoming government.

B.   Parents or grandparents.

C.   Neighbors and/or your boss at work.

E.   A generic term for descendants (who hold their own kind of power).

A.   The championship game of Minor League Baseball.

B.   The championship game of the National Basketball Association.

C.   The championship game of Major League Baseball.

E.   The championship game of the National Hockey League.

A.   5 + 1 = 6

B.   7 + 1 = 8

C.   5 + 3 = 8

E.   1 + 4 = 5

A.   A reasonably swift handshake, lasting about 1 second, upon greeting and leaving, without eye contact.

C.   A light handshake, lasting 3-4 seconds, upon greeting and leaving, maintaining wide-eyed contact.

D.   A very firm handshake, lasting 3-4 seconds, upon greeting and leaving, maintaining good eye contact.

E.   A reasonably firm handshake, lasting 5-10 seconds, upon greeting and leaving, maintaining good eye contact.

A.   A private equity investment fund for the super-rich.

C.   A doctrine balancing government intervention in the financial free market, with the emphasis on government action.

D.   A doctrine for the expansion of welfare rights in the US.

E.   A doctrine for government intervention in economic affairs, should the financial system be at risk from collapse (such as the sub-prime mortgage crisis).

A.   Because you might spell a word incorrectly.

B.   Because the message won't reach its destination in capitals.

C.   Because Caps Lock may stay on and you'll type everything in capitals.

E.   Because it sounds like you don't know how to write.