RHM 185 Final Exam 2026 – Comprehensive Practice Questions and
Study Guide
What does MEEC stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Meetings
Expositions
Events
Conventions
What does EIC stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Event Industry Council
What does APEX stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Accepted Practices Exchange
What is APEX - correct answer ✔✔ an initiative of the EIC that promotes development and
implementation of industry-wide accepted practices to create and enhance efficiencies
throughout the meetings, conventions, and exhibitions industry.
Meeting - correct answer ✔✔ Where the primary activity of the participants is to attend
educational sessions, participate in discussions, socialize, to attend other organized events.
There is no exhibition component.
Event - correct answer ✔✔ an organized occasion such as a meeting, convention, exhibition,
special event, gala dinner, and so on. It is often composed of several different yet related
functions
Trade Show - correct answer ✔✔ an exhibition of products and/or services held for industry
members of a common or related industry. Not open to the public.
Consumer Show - correct answer ✔✔ an exhibition that is open to the public
, Six segments of the hospitality industry - correct answer ✔✔ Lodging
F&B
Transportation
Attractions
Entertainment
Shopping
Which three groups hold MEEC gatherings? - correct answer ✔✔ Corporations
Associations
Governments
Corportations - correct answer ✔✔ legally chartered enterprises that conduct business on
behalf of their owners with the purpose of making a profit and increasing its value.
According to Meeting & Conventions 2008 Marketing Report, Corporate planners spend how
much time planning a meeting? - correct answer ✔✔ 53%
What percent of people who plan corporate meetings have the title of meeting planner? -
correct answer ✔✔ 30%
Associations - correct answer ✔✔ organized group of individuals and/or companies that band
together to accomplish a common purpose, usually to provide for the needs of its members.
Associations derive how much of their organization's income from the annual convention? -
correct answer ✔✔ 34%
Attendance at association meetings is - correct answer ✔✔ voluntary
Study Guide
What does MEEC stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Meetings
Expositions
Events
Conventions
What does EIC stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Event Industry Council
What does APEX stand for? - correct answer ✔✔ Accepted Practices Exchange
What is APEX - correct answer ✔✔ an initiative of the EIC that promotes development and
implementation of industry-wide accepted practices to create and enhance efficiencies
throughout the meetings, conventions, and exhibitions industry.
Meeting - correct answer ✔✔ Where the primary activity of the participants is to attend
educational sessions, participate in discussions, socialize, to attend other organized events.
There is no exhibition component.
Event - correct answer ✔✔ an organized occasion such as a meeting, convention, exhibition,
special event, gala dinner, and so on. It is often composed of several different yet related
functions
Trade Show - correct answer ✔✔ an exhibition of products and/or services held for industry
members of a common or related industry. Not open to the public.
Consumer Show - correct answer ✔✔ an exhibition that is open to the public
, Six segments of the hospitality industry - correct answer ✔✔ Lodging
F&B
Transportation
Attractions
Entertainment
Shopping
Which three groups hold MEEC gatherings? - correct answer ✔✔ Corporations
Associations
Governments
Corportations - correct answer ✔✔ legally chartered enterprises that conduct business on
behalf of their owners with the purpose of making a profit and increasing its value.
According to Meeting & Conventions 2008 Marketing Report, Corporate planners spend how
much time planning a meeting? - correct answer ✔✔ 53%
What percent of people who plan corporate meetings have the title of meeting planner? -
correct answer ✔✔ 30%
Associations - correct answer ✔✔ organized group of individuals and/or companies that band
together to accomplish a common purpose, usually to provide for the needs of its members.
Associations derive how much of their organization's income from the annual convention? -
correct answer ✔✔ 34%
Attendance at association meetings is - correct answer ✔✔ voluntary
