SMGT 366: Event and Venue
Management Test #1
What are types of public assembly venues? - correct answer ✔Amphitheater,
arena/coliseum, auditorium, complex, conference center, convention center,
performance arts venues, special event venue, stadium
Amphitheater - correct answer ✔Characteristics:
-Open air, permanent stage, both permanent and lawn seating
Typical Events:
-Concerts, stage presentations
Auditorium - correct answer ✔Characteristics:
-Flat floor, stage at one end, balcony on one or both ends
Typical Events:
-Small concerts, community events, religious meetings, school events
Conference Center - correct answer ✔Characteristics:
-State-of-the-art meeting rooms, may provide sleeping rooms
Typical Events:
-Small-scale meetings + conferences
Convention/Exhibition/Trade Show Center - correct answer ✔Characteristics:
,-Indoor venue, large exhibit areas, various sizes of meeting rooms
Typical Events:
-Conventions, trade shows, consumer shows, banquets + receptions, sports
Performing Arts Venue - correct answer ✔Characteristics
-Permanent stage, permanent seats, sloped floor
Typical Events
-Concerts, ballet, Broadway shows
Arena - correct answer ✔Characteristics:
-Open floor area, permanent and/or portable seating, permanent or portable
stage
Typical Events:
-Sporting events, concerts, family shows
Stadium - correct answer ✔Characteristics:
-Open-air or domed, fixed seats or bleachers surrounding the field
Typical Events:
-Sporting events, major concerts, major civic events
Complex - correct answer ✔Characteristics:
-Includes two or more venue types, operates under a single management
structure
, Typical Events:
-Varies based on venue types
Special Event Venues - correct answer ✔Characteristics:
-Designed to accommodate specific activities (such as tennis stadiums,
velodromes, natatoriums, dog/horse tracks, golf courses, motor speedways)
What are functions common to public assembly venues? - correct answer ✔-
Administration/management
-Business/financial management
-Booking the venue
-Sales + marketing
-Ticketing + access management
-Management of event + ancillary revenue sources
-Venue operations management
-Event management
-Safety + security
What is administration/management? - correct answer ✔Management of the
day-to-day operations
Oversight of venue policies and procedures
Venue manager is the... - correct answer ✔-Governing body's prime
resource
-User's partner
