CEE 583 Physical Education Facilities & Event Management© 2011 USSA

Final Exam - Answer Key

1. A ____________ is a large facility designed for field sports such as football, baseball, soccer, lacrosse, rugby and athletic events.

a. stadium b. sports complex c. gymnasium d. arena

2. Many facility management concerns are the same today as they were in ancient times, which of the following IS NOT a concern common to both?

a. controlling and moving large numbers of people b. managing rowdy or violent crowds c. maintaining multiuse facilities d. providing athletic training rooms

3. Which of the following is the best definition for a Sport Complex?a. a large bowl or square- or rectangular- shaped playing area with spectator seating b. a complex centrally located for sport c. a multi-use facility combining different activities on various fields or courts d. a facility or group of facilities centrally located for ease of access and use

4. Which of the following is an innovation seen in the construction of sports facilities in the last 40 years?

a. stadiums with girder roofs b. stadiums with planked roofs c. stadiums without cantilever roofs d. domed stadiums

5. Which of the following countries will host the 2012 Olympics?a. England b. Japan c. France d. Italy

6. The art and science of managing a facility to help meet the facilities objectives, goals, and mission would best be described as facility ____________.

a. guidance b. management c. control d. planning

7. The four phases of facility development are:a. pre-design, design, construction and operations b. pre-planning, planning, construction and operationsc. planning, design, construction, opening the building d. planning, design, hiring architect, construction

8. The “master plan” is best described as which of the following?a. strategic plan b. operational plan c. functional plan d. business plan

9. Which of the following are the types of goals set by the highest-level managers and are introduced to affect and empower the overall facility for the long run?

a. strategic goals b. overall goals c. tactical goals d. operational goals

10. Which of the following is a more accurate description of an operational goal?a. plan b. tract c. objective d. tenet

11. “The process of managing or inspiring people to work together to achieve the goals of the facility”, is best described as which of the following?

a. personnel management b. facility management c. management by directive d. management by objective

12. During the pre-design stage of the planning process, a ____________ plan is created.a. Overallb. Masterc. Comprehensived. Usable

13. The one area in most facilities that is rarely large enough is the ____________.a. concession area b. locker rooms c. storage space d. car park

14. The entire building from the ground to the foundation, including the basement or underground parking structure is called the ____________.

a. superstructure b. substructure c. structure d. substrate

15. Any space that is available during renovations, alterations, or realignment is ____________.

a. swing space b. space management c. move management d. growth space

16. Space contiguous to currently utilized space that allows a business to expand without undertaking any additional construction or leasing is ____________.

a. swing space b. space management c. move management d. growth space

17. Choose the best type of facility to match the following description: ____________ differs from a stadium in its capacity to host more types of events and is protected from the elements. It is a fixed-seating facility that can typically hold several hundred to over 30,000 spectators.

a. a sportplex b. a dome c. a gym d. an arena

18. Which of the following represents the letters in the SWOT analysis acronym?a. strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and threats b. strengths, willingness, opportunities, and threats c. strengths, weaknesses, obstacles, and threats d. strengths, weaknesses, opportunities, and time factors

19. Which of the following is best defined as, “the process of smoothing over land to build the foundation of a building?”

a. marking b. leveling c. grading d. skimming

20. Crowning a field means:a. making sure it has been watered properly b. creating an area in the center of the field that slopes downward toward the

sidelinesc. topping the field off with the best fertilizerd. covering it with a tarp

21. Cooling effectiveness is influenced by the occupant ____________.a. airflow load b. ventilation load c. cooling load d. heat load

22. Which of the following is the definition of “air exchange”?a. circulating air into a building from the outside and exhausting air from the

building b. re-circulating air into a building from the outside and exhausting air from the

building c. exchanging air in a building d. evacuating air in a building and exhausting air from the building

23. Atmosphere lighting or actual sunlight coming through a window is called ____________.

a. ambient lighting b. abstract lighting c. incandescent lighting d. direct lighting

24. How is “light intensity” measured?a. inch-candles at the playing surface b. foot-candles at the playing surface c. yard-candles at the playing surface d. meter-candles at the playing surface

25. The entire system utilized to suspend items from a facility’s roof is called ____________.a. supports b. wires c. trapeze d. rigging

26. What does the term, “changeover” mean?a. Changeover refers to the process of adding an activity to a facility b. Changeover refers to the process of eliminating activities c. Changeover refers to the process of converting a facility from one activity for

another d. Changeover refers to the process of bartering for an activity at another facility

27. Bermuda Grass and zoysia grass are examples of ____________ grass.a. warm seasonb. use and abusec. user attitudesd. users level of training

28. “The process of spreading grass seeds to start a lawn instead of rolling out pregrown grass” is the description for which of the following?

a. sodding b. propagating c. seeding d. sowing

29. Which of the following fields are constructed using native-type soil materials?a. top-dressed fields b. soil-based fields c. sand-modified fields d. indigenous fields

30. What does the European practice of planting grass on rooftops do?a. block sunlight b. absorb sunlight c. transfer sunlight d. insulate

31. “The concept of packaging a product and services in the right way, at the right price, and in the right environment to encourage individuals to buy” is best described as which of the following?

a. advertising b. publicity c. promotion d. marketing

32. Marketing is often examined in terms of positioning a product or service according to the 4 Ps. Which of the following are the 4 Ps?

a. product, process, price, promotion b. product, place, policy, promotion c. product, place, price, promotion d. product, place, price, publicity

33. The activity of informing people about the product to help sell it is referred to as ____________.

a. product b. process c. policy d. promotion

34. The item (whether a service or goods) that is being marketed is the ____________.a. product b. process c. policy d. publicity

35. The budgeting that requires determining the needed space for any given planned activity and determining whether existing facilities can fill those needs is called ____________.

a. financial budgetingb. capital budgetingc. principle budgetingd. asset budgeting

36. Which of the following describes “financial forecasting”? (Choose one answer)a. An attempt to plan for future financial EXPECTATIONS based on expected

revenues and expenses.b. An attempt to plan for future financial OPPORTUNITIES based on expected

revenues and expenses.c. An attempt to plan for future financial NEEDS based on expected revenues

and expenses.d. An attempt to plan for future financial PROSPECTS based on expected revenues

and expenses.

37. Which of the following terms is best described as “When a paid message is designed to inform customers”?

a. promotion b. advertising c. publicity d. marketing

38. Which of the following is a blend of advertising and publicity for a facility as it deals with trying to reach out to the public with a positive message?

a. public relations b. promotional relations c. public revelations d. public outreach

39. In order to keep track of what needs to be done and what has been accomplished for an event, every area should maintain a ____________.

a. budgetb. large staffc. checklistd. proper office

40. ____________ can change an event in many ways.a. players b. officials c. VIPs d. volunteers

41. Which of the following is the process used by public entities to evaluate different vendors to determine which company can perform the required work at the best cost?

a. bid process b. promotional process c. marketing process d. exposure process

42. Which of the following is “an agreement between at least two parties to complete a transaction”?

a. indenture b. contract c. convention d. consideration

43. Which of the following is “an exchange of value or promises”?a. indenture b. contract c. convention d. consideration

44. Which of the following is the type of contract that has no special ending period and keeps renewing unless terminated by one of the parties?

a. open-term contract b. period-term contract c. closed-term contract d. term contract

45. The key to proper security management is ____________.a. foresee-ability b. reaction c. response d. feedback

46. Which of the following is the term for “An event where there are no reserved seats and the first people into the facility have the first choice of where they will sit or stand”?

a. all-purpose seating b. ordinary seating c. general seating d. global seating

47. Which of the following is the process of taking proactive steps before a crowd gets out of hand?

a. proactive planning b. proactive management c. crowd management d. crowd planning

48. Which of the following is the formula to determine how quickly people can exit a facility?

a. speed = flow x density x width b. flow = speed x density x width c. density = speed x flow x width d. width = speed x density x flow

49. Participants, sponsors, and spectators are referred to as the ____________.a. three amigosb. managing partners c. triangle of stakeholders d. event management personnel

50. Which of the following is identified as one of the most important post-event activities in terms of employees and contractors?

a. routine appraisal b. regular appraisal c. practice appraisal d. performance appraisal