ESA | Wrong on Practice Exam 2

Question 1

A meeting professional is finishing the executive summary of the post event report. What type of data should be included in this part of the report?

Answer 1

Quantitative data
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Question 2

Which of these would not be considered an example of an ROI Level 4 objective?

Answer 2

Score 75 out of 100 or better on a new sales strategy quiz given at the end of the sales meeting.
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Question 3

Who is a key participant in the pre-convention briefing?

Answer 3

Outside suppliers
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Question 4

Which lighting instruments channel the light to a specific area, but with a soft edge?

Answer 4

Fresnels
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Question 5

Difference between Fresnels, Lekos, and par

Answer 5

Fresnel: even, soft edge light ususally for wash

Ellipsoidal (Leko) Light: adjustable spotlight, tight pool of light

Par: tungsten, like a headlight, rectangular beam of light

Question 6

A meeting planner for XYZ Corporation is developing the program format for an upcoming meeting. A key element of the meeting is the introduction of new software for the company’s sales team. The software will be implemented immediately following the meeting. Which program format is the most appropriate for training the sales team in using the software?

Answer 6

Workshop

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Question 7

A meeting professional is planning a 4 day meeting. He will host breakfast and lunch over 3 days, 2 dinners and 1 welcome reception. There will be a number of key speakers, but very little AV. There will be a morning general session followed by an afternoon of workshop sessions. There will be a hospitality suite provided each night. When choosing a facility for this meeting, which area will be most important?

Answer 7

Food and beverage

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Question 8

What does a lacto-ovo-vegetarian eat?

Answer 8

Plants, eggs and diary foods only

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Question 9

Which of the following information is typically included on a planner’s function sheets?

Answer 9

Number of speakers

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Question 10

What are three components of a cash flow statement?

Answer 10

investing, core operations and financing

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Question 11

A tornado has been spotted 10 miles from your hotel. Management has evacuated everyone to the basement and at 5:00 pm, the all clear is sounded. Your board meeting was scheduled to start at 4:30. Which of the four steps of the risk management process would be most appropriate?

Answer 11

Response (I disagree)

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Question 12

As part of the risk management plan, you want to include step-by-step instructions for the initial reaction to the adverse events and emergencies. Which stage in the planning of risk management does this fall into?

Answer 12

Response

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Question 13

What is the systematic process of determining the worth, value and meaning of an activity or process?

Answer 13

Evaluation

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Question 14

This year at the Fall Product Roll Out, the company would like to encourage attendance for the annual meeting that takes place after the first of the year. They have enlisted the help of the St. Louis DMO. In addition to the DMO presenting during the closing ceremony, highlighting their city offers, they also agreed to help with which of the following?

Answer 14

Providing Access to Promotional Collateral

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Question 15

Your client is interested in hosting an event in the central region of the USA. You have come up with a few options for locations that can accommodate your group. To become familiarized with these locations, you decided to contact the local DMO’s. What is the primary responsibility of a DMO?

Answer 15

deliver economic benefit to it’s constituents

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Question 16

A meeting professional is working on the marketing strategy for an upcoming event. What item will the planner develop first and incorporate into an overall marketing strategy?

Answer 16

Key Message Points

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Question 17

What type of session focuses on personal growth and help employees stay in good, regular communication?

Answer 17

Coaching

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Question 18

A meeting professional wants to conduct an evaluation plan of her event to collect valuable data prior to beginning to plan the next event. What is a tool that can be used to in her evaluation plan?

Answer 18

Focus group

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Question 19

The Toyota motor company is looking to fill a position on their global events team. The position has already been posted and they are now in the process of reviewing applications and selecting candidates to be interviewed. At this time they will also be sending out regret letters to those who were not selected for an interview. Toyota is currently how far out from filling their events position?

Answer 19

6 weeks

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Question 20

What method of recruitment receives a high response rate but poorly qualified candidates?

Answer 20

Newspaper advertising

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Question 21

The program committee for your organization wants to meet with you on speaker selection. What is the first step in engaging speakers?

Answer 21

Determine event requirements

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Question 22

A meeting professional has decided to engage your attendees in an informational video while they are riding the shuttle to the hotel. What type of event marketing is this?

Answer 22

Creating an event within an event

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Question 23

An event professional needs to capture the speaker at an upcoming event for a high quality recording. How many cameras should she use as best practice? (GENERAL - not 1 speaker)

Answer 23

Minimum of 3 to 4 cameras, with an operator for each one

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Question 24

There are many considerations in menu selection. The first step for the planner would be to communicate the date, time, locations, and expectations for all food and beverage services in the contracts in what document?

Answer 24

ESG (But disagree - first?)

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