Quiz: Traditional United States Flag Etiquette

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Traditional United States Flag Etiquette

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1. When an American flag is displayed HORIZONTALLY against a wall, the stars should be

2. When an American flag is displayed VERTICALLY against a wall, the stars should be

3. When an American flag is hung so that both sides are visible, the field of stars should be toward

London
Washington, D.C.
the bottom
the North or East
the South or West
No Answer

4. When flags are placed at two sides of a stage and one of them is the American flag, it should be placed

to the speaker's right
to the audience's right
standing on the stage and not on the floor
standing on the floor and not on the stage
No Answer

5. At night an American flag

should never be taken down
should be taken down unless it can be illuminated with red rockets
should be taken down unless illuminated in some way
should be lowered to half mast so it can sleep
No Answer

6. When an American flag is folded, the first fold

is lengthwise
is vertical
is from each of the four corners to the center, starting with the field of stars
is from each of the four corners to the center, starting opposite the field of stars
No Answer

7. How long an American flag flies at half-staff in mourning depends on the event. In the case of the September 11 terrorist attack, the President declared that flags should remain at half mast through September 22, a total of 12 days. In the case of the death of a present or former President, the period is

1 day 7 days 10 days 30 days 1 year No Answer

8. Under international agreements, when flags of a group of nations are displayed together in time of peace

the American flag must be highest
the American flag must be in the center of the display
the flag in the center must be the flag of the host country
the flag of Taiwan must never be included
the American flag must always be included
no nation's flag may fly above that of any other nation
all flags must be raised simultaneously
No Answer

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