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Test Bank For Tourism Principles Practices Philosophies 12th Edition by Goeldner Ritchie Download
Test Bank For Tourism Principles Practices Philosophies 12th Edition by Goeldner Ritchie Download
Test Bank For Tourism Principles Practices Philosophies 12th Edition by Goeldner Ritchie Download
TEST QUESTIONS
Multiple Choice Questions
1. According to Professor Pearce, successful business practice in tourism depends mainly on:
a. understanding the consumer.
b. marketing effectiveness.
c. staff performance and training.
d. the hospitality spirit.
e. financial and managerial inputs.
4. The main sources of ideas for formulating questions on pleasure travel motivation come from:
a. reports found in the Journal of Travel Research.
b. historical and literary accounts of travel.
c. the discipline of psychology.
d. current practices of tourist industry researchers.
e. b, c, and d
5. All of the following were motivations for Middle Ages travelers except:
a. social interaction and social comparison.
b. escape.
c. study and personal self-actualization.
d. religious motives.
e. revelry and feasting.
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6. The Grand Tour for English scholars is/was:
a. still practiced today.
b. an actual group tour with a guide.
c. mainly provided by parents of moderate means.
d. flourished by the end of the sixteenth century.
9. Lists of items relevant to why people travel are often used, but these:
a. have only a few limitations.
b. are seldom selective.
c. sometimes are mixed with destination attributes.
d. are usually comprehensive.
e. a and d
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12. In Pearce’s travel needs ladder shows that:
a. several levels can work together.
b. the levels rarely work together.
c. each level is similar for each traveler.
d. travelers visit a place with standard objectives.
e. a traveler usually emphasizes one main motive at a destination.
13. Which of the following would not normally be considered a “tourism icon”?
a. The Taj Mahal
b. the Eiffel Tower
c. the Acropolis
d. the Sydney Opera House
e. the Asian Tsunami
14. Which of the following areas of study is usually considered to be of greatest value in our efforts to
understand travel behavior?
a. chaos theory
b. psychology
c. neurosciences
d. anthropology
e. factor analysis
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Test Bank for Tourism: Principles, Practices, Philosophies, 12th Edition by Goeldner, Ritchi
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