Chapter 1 Hospitality & Tourism QUIZ

What is the meaning of the Latin root word hospitaliem?

• Open-hearted mindset

• Friendliness to guests

• Accommodations

• Unique experience

Tourism is the practice of traveling for

• work.

• recreation.

• the government.

• charities.

Which mode of transportation contributed to the establishment of roadside inns?

• Air

• Railroad

• Stagecoach

• Steamship

The greatest developments in transportation occurred during the

• Renaissance

• Middle Ages

• Elizabethan

• Industrial Revolution

The hospitality industry has undergone many changes in modern times. One example is that

• air travel is less affordable.

• wealthy people are traveling less.

• business travel has become common.

• fewer families are taking vacations by car.

In 1956, President Eisenhower signed an act that gave people the opportunity to drive greater distances more easily. This was the

• Federal-Aid Highway Act.

• Automobile Emissions Act.

• Department of Transportation Act.

• Fixing America’s Surface Transportation Act.

A woman was traveling by stagecoach to visit her grandmother in Abilene. The stagecoach stopped for the evening so that passengers could have a meal and a place to rest. They would have stopped at a

• farm.

• motel.

• campground.

• coaching inn.

How does the hospitality industry impact the economy?

• Encourages the development of charitable organizations

• Limits the promotion of sustainability

• Provides millions of jobs to people

• Minimizes the use of technology

In the United States, which of the industries listed employs the most people?

• Retail

• Hospitality

• Financial

• Educational

What is sustainability?

• The economic benefits of green initiatives

• The practices followed to avoid using up natural resources

• The total greenhouse gas emissions caused by an organization

• The environmental benefits of green practices