EVENT PLANNING FINAL EXAM
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
FOR 2026-2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
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sminmbanquetsmandmthememparties.mAnmexclusivemfoodmandmbeveragemcontractormwithinmamfacility
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mmCORRECTmANSWERSgenerallymhavemonemhostmandmonembill,mandmmostmattendeesmeatmthemsame
mmeal.
Offmpremisemcateringm-mmCORRECTmANSWERStransportsmfood-
meithermpreparedmormtombempreparedmonmsite-
mtomamlocationmsuchmasmamtentedmarea,mmuseum,mparkmormattraction.mfirstmstepmismanmRFP,mthenmsit
eminspection.
On-premisemcateringm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSismdefinedmasmbeingmheldminmfacilitymthatmhasmitsmownmpermanentmkitchensm
andmfunctionmrooms,msuchmasmamhotel,mrestaurant,mormconventionmcenter.
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mmCORRECTmANSWERSkeepmupmwithmthemchangingmtastesmofmthempublic.mSeasonalmfoods,methnicmf
oods,mhighmqualitymingredients,mfreshmingredients,mnewmandmunusualmingredients,msafemfoods,mhi
ghlymcreativempresentations,mexcellentmservice
Menumrestrictionsm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERS3mtypesmofmvegetarians.mTypem1:mwhomwillmnotmeatmredmmeat,mbutmwillmeatm
chickenmandmfish.mTypem2:m"lacto-
, ovo"mwillmnotmeatmanythingmthatmhasmtombemkilled,mbutmwillmeatmanimalmbymproductsmTypem3:m"veg
ans"mwhomwillmnotmeatmanythingmfrommanymanimalmsource,mincludingmanimalmbymproductsmsuchmas
mhoney,mbutter,mandmdairy
Attritionmclausesm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSalthoughmtheymbenefitmbothmplannermandmhotelmbecausemtheymsetmdownmle
galmobligationsmformbothmsidesmandmestablishmliabilitymlimits.
CategoriesmofmLiquorm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSwell,mcallmandmpremiummbrands.mCanmbemsoldmbymthembottle,mbymthemdrink,m
permperson,mchargempermhour,mflatmratemcharge,mopenmbar,mcashmbar,mcombinationmbar,mlimitedmco
nsumptionmbar
Hospitalitymsuitesm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSaremplacesmformattendeesmtomgathermoutsidemofmthemmeetingmevents.m3mtyp
es:mmorning,mafternoon,mevening
Foodmandmbeveragemfuturemtrendsm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERStheremwillmlikelymbemgradualmandmsustainedmeffortsmtomembracemandmintegr
atem"green"mproductsmandmpractices,mtheremwillmbemamfocusmonmbig/boldmflavormprofiles,mtheremism
amtrendmtowardmfresh,mlocal,mspecialitymfoods,mthemtrendmtowardsmclean/slick/simplempresentatio
nsmandmefficientmservice
Negotiationm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSismthemprocessmbymwhichmammeetingmplannermandmamhotelmrepresentativemo
rmothermsuppliermreachmanmagreementmonmthemtermsmandmconditionsmthatmwillmgovernmtheirmrelati
onshipmbefore,mduringmandmaftermammeeting,mconvention,mexpositionmormevent.mNevermam"win-
win"msolution.
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atmleastmthempublishedmormsomcalledmrackmrates-
minmamnumbermofmways.mThemhotelmwantsmtomreachmamtotalmreturnmonmitsminvestment,mhowevermsi
STUDY GUIDE QUESTIONS WITH
CORRECT ANSWERS GRADED A+
FOR 2026-2027 ASSURED EXCEL!!
Catererm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSthemfoodmservicemvendor,moftenmusedmtomdescribemamvendormwhomspecialize
sminmbanquetsmandmthememparties.mAnmexclusivemfoodmandmbeveragemcontractormwithinmamfacility
Cateredmeventsm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSgenerallymhavemonemhostmandmonembill,mandmmostmattendeesmeatmthemsame
mmeal.
Offmpremisemcateringm-mmCORRECTmANSWERStransportsmfood-
meithermpreparedmormtombempreparedmonmsite-
mtomamlocationmsuchmasmamtentedmarea,mmuseum,mparkmormattraction.mfirstmstepmismanmRFP,mthenmsit
eminspection.
On-premisemcateringm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSismdefinedmasmbeingmheldminmfacilitymthatmhasmitsmownmpermanentmkitchensm
andmfunctionmrooms,msuchmasmamhotel,mrestaurant,mormconventionmcenter.
Menusm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSkeepmupmwithmthemchangingmtastesmofmthempublic.mSeasonalmfoods,methnicmf
oods,mhighmqualitymingredients,mfreshmingredients,mnewmandmunusualmingredients,msafemfoods,mhi
ghlymcreativempresentations,mexcellentmservice
Menumrestrictionsm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERS3mtypesmofmvegetarians.mTypem1:mwhomwillmnotmeatmredmmeat,mbutmwillmeatm
chickenmandmfish.mTypem2:m"lacto-
, ovo"mwillmnotmeatmanythingmthatmhasmtombemkilled,mbutmwillmeatmanimalmbymproductsmTypem3:m"veg
ans"mwhomwillmnotmeatmanythingmfrommanymanimalmsource,mincludingmanimalmbymproductsmsuchmas
mhoney,mbutter,mandmdairy
Attritionmclausesm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSalthoughmtheymbenefitmbothmplannermandmhotelmbecausemtheymsetmdownmle
galmobligationsmformbothmsidesmandmestablishmliabilitymlimits.
CategoriesmofmLiquorm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSwell,mcallmandmpremiummbrands.mCanmbemsoldmbymthembottle,mbymthemdrink,m
permperson,mchargempermhour,mflatmratemcharge,mopenmbar,mcashmbar,mcombinationmbar,mlimitedmco
nsumptionmbar
Hospitalitymsuitesm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSaremplacesmformattendeesmtomgathermoutsidemofmthemmeetingmevents.m3mtyp
es:mmorning,mafternoon,mevening
Foodmandmbeveragemfuturemtrendsm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERStheremwillmlikelymbemgradualmandmsustainedmeffortsmtomembracemandmintegr
atem"green"mproductsmandmpractices,mtheremwillmbemamfocusmonmbig/boldmflavormprofiles,mtheremism
amtrendmtowardmfresh,mlocal,mspecialitymfoods,mthemtrendmtowardsmclean/slick/simplempresentatio
nsmandmefficientmservice
Negotiationm-
mmCORRECTmANSWERSismthemprocessmbymwhichmammeetingmplannermandmamhotelmrepresentativemo
rmothermsuppliermreachmanmagreementmonmthemtermsmandmconditionsmthatmwillmgovernmtheirmrelati
onshipmbefore,mduringmandmaftermammeeting,mconvention,mexpositionmormevent.mNevermam"win-
win"msolution.
RackmRatesm-mmCORRECTmANSWERShotelsmsetmtheirmsleepingmroommrates-
atmleastmthempublishedmormsomcalledmrackmrates-
minmamnumbermofmways.mThemhotelmwantsmtomreachmamtotalmreturnmonmitsminvestment,mhowevermsi
