1. A customer asks you to create a formal, European-style arrangement for a midsummer English garden party. The design should feature tight masses of seasonal flowers. Which style of arrangement would you most likely recommend?

A. Ikebana

B. Hogarth

C. Biedermeier

D. Hand-tied 

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A customer comes into your shop carrying a gorgeous oval bowl. It’s very large and low, and has a pale gray crackled glaze. He tells you it’s a bonsai container that he picked up during a trip to Japan. He asks you to make an arrangement of fresh flowers that will be placed in this bowl. The arrangement will then be displayed in the foyer of his business for a celebration that will take place there next week. The furnishings in the foyer are very modern. The bowl will be placed on a counter, so the arrangement will be visible from both sides. The customer says that the colors in the foyer are black, white, and gray. He wants an artistic arrangement that suits the bowl. After he leaves your shop, you decide that a parallel-systems floral design is just what this container needs. 2. How should you prepare the oval ceramic bowl?

A. Attach green, ¼-inch bowl tape to the container, and place it in a plus sign to prevent the standard foam from shifting.

B. Wash the bowl thoroughly, dry it carefully, glue standard dry foam securely to the bottom of it with pan glue, and then soak the foam.

C. Wash the bowl carefully, fill it with water, and wedge in a piece of standard foam that fits snugly.

D. Wash the bowl thoroughly, dry it carefully, and attach dry foam to it using a plus sign of clear bowl tape. 

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A customer comes into your shop carrying a gorgeous oval bowl. It’s very large and low, and has a pale gray crackled glaze. He tells you it’s a bonsai container that he picked up during a trip to Japan. He asks you to make an arrangement of fresh flowers that will be placed in this bowl. The arrangement will then be displayed in the foyer of his business for a celebration that will take place there next week. The furnishings in the foyer are very modern. The bowl will be placed on a counter, so the arrangement will be visible from both sides. The customer says that the colors in the foyer are black, white, and gray. He wants an artistic arrangement that suits the bowl. After he leaves your shop, you decide that a parallel-systems floral design is just what this container needs. 3. You decide to cover the bare foam that’s left visible in this striking, contemporary arrangement with 

maroon leaves that have an interesting gray reverse. You place the leaves on top of each other so that the edges of many of the leaves form a flat pattern and all the foam disappears. This technique is called basing by

A. pillowing.

B. pavé.

C. layering.

D. terracing. 

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You’ve been asked to create four bridesmaids’ bouquets for an upcoming fall wedding. The wedding will be held outdoors on a farm next to hayfields and an old, red country barn. The bridesmaids will be wearing dark cranberry dresses. The bride asks you to create a sample bouquet. It should be in a circular form and feature seasonal flowers in bold colors that complement the colors of the wedding and the setting. 4. The bride requests that the stems of the bouquets be hand-tied. Which of the following materials would be the best to use for binding the stems?

A. String

B. Wire

C. Raffia

D. Tape 

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You’ve been asked to create four bridesmaids’ bouquets for an upcoming fall wedding. The wedding will be held outdoors on a farm next to hayfields and an old, red country barn. The bridesmaids will be wearing dark cranberry dresses. The bride asks you to create a sample bouquet. It should be in a circular form and feature seasonal flowers in bold colors that complement the colors of the wedding and the setting. 5. What are the best hues to use for the bridesmaids’ bouquets?

A. Greens, pinks, whites, and yellows

B. Blues, greens, lavenders, pinks, and whites

C. Greens, oranges, purples, reds, and yellows

D. Blues, greens, oranges, and whites 

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One of your friends who works at a local public TV station knows that you wish to break into event-floral designing. She attended a party last week for which you had created an amazing set piece that surrounded a small dance floor. Impressed with your work, she asks you to supply floral arrangements for a popular local rock band’s live TV concert airing next month. In exchange for your work, you’ll receive an onscreen plug, and you’ll be allowed to hand out your business brochures to the studio audience. A great opportunity to make a name for yourself has fallen in your lap. What will you do to get noticed while at the same time giving this very modern and sophisticated band an artful set to back them? 6. In several areas of your set design, you decide to place identically drooping gladiola leaves in pairs, one behind the other. This technique is called

A. grouping.

B. sequencing.

C. shadowing.

D. clustering. 

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A customer comes into your shop carrying a gorgeous oval bowl. It’s very large and low, and has a pale gray crackled glaze. He tells you it’s a bonsai container that he picked up during a trip to Japan. He asks you to make an arrangement of fresh flowers that will be placed in this bowl. The arrangement will then be displayed in the foyer of his business for a celebration that will take place there next week. The furnishings in the foyer are very modern. The bowl will be placed on a counter, so the arrangement will be visible from both sides. The customer says that the colors in the foyer are black, white, and gray. He wants an artistic arrangement that suits the bowl. After he leaves your shop, you decide that a parallel-systems floral design is just what this container needs. 7. What must define your parallel-systems design for this customer?

A. A perfect line of massed chrysanthemums forming concentric circles of color

B. An S-curve of ivy cascading below the bowl

C. At least two parallel groups of upright flowering branches used as line materials

D. A variety of spring flowers arranged as if they were growing in a garden 

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A customer comes into your shop carrying a gorgeous oval bowl. It’s very large and low, and has a pale gray crackled glaze. He tells you it’s a bonsai container that he picked up during a trip to Japan. He asks you to make an arrangement of fresh flowers that will be placed in this bowl. The arrangement will then be displayed in the foyer of his business for a celebration that will take place there next week. The furnishings in the foyer are very modern. The bowl will be placed on a counter, so the arrangement will be visible from both sides. The customer says that the colors in the foyer are black, white, and gray. He wants an artistic arrangement that suits the bowl. After he leaves your shop, you decide that a parallel-systems floral design is just what this container needs. 8. You decide that tulips can be added to this parallel-systems design if you make them appear as if they’re an upright column. To keep the tulips from bending as they often do, you tie them with raffia, a technique known as

A. skeletonizing.

B. banding.

C. framing.

D. binding. 

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A customer requests a romantic arrangement that will be placed on a piano in her living room, which is pale pink and white. Her friend, a professional pianist, has graciously offered to entertain her extended family at a reunion that will be held at her house. She wants to honor this friend with a fluid, eye-catching arrangement to complement the classical music that will be played. You immediately suggest a Hogarth arrangement. 9. Which of the following containers would be best to use for your Hogarth arrangement?

A. A ceramic dish filled with dry foam and river rocks

B. A tall, ceramic vase filled with wet foam that has room for water

C. A low, ball-shaped glass vase filled with water

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D. A low basket with a plastic liner 

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One of your friends who works at a local public TV station knows that you wish to break into event-floral designing. She attended a party last week for which you had created an amazing set piece that surrounded a small dance floor. Impressed with your work, she asks you to supply floral arrangements for a popular local rock band’s live TV concert airing next month. In exchange for your work, you’ll receive an onscreen plug, and you’ll be allowed to hand out your business brochures to the studio audience. A great opportunity to make a name for yourself has fallen in your lap. What will you do to get noticed while at the same time giving this very modern and sophisticated band an artful set to back them? 10. You want to make a reference to this band’s punk influences while also updating the set piece to reflect your own feelings about their music. To do so, what type of elements should your set piece contain?

A. Waterfall arrangements with colorful elements

B. New wave–style arrangements with an interpretive approach

C. Flemish arrangements that have fallen and broken

D. Ikebana arrangements with an abstract style