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Week 18 · quiz

Module 6 Quiz: Event Management and Capstone

This quiz covers all twelve lessons from Weeks 16-18: event vision, rules and brackets, scheduling, risk management, production runbooks, staffing and escalation, audience communication, feedback synthesis, blueprint integration, readiness checklists, pilot drills, and the closing debrief. Read each question carefully and choose the single best answer.

  1. What three elements must an opportunity statement establish before any event logistics are planned? A. Venue, budget, and ticket price B. Audience, format, and goal C. Bracket size, casters, and sponsors D. Date, time, and venue capacity

  2. What is the main difference between single elimination and double elimination brackets? A. Double elimination has no winner declared at the end B. Single elimination allows unlimited losses before elimination C. Double elimination gives a team a second chance through a losers bracket before elimination D. There is no meaningful difference between the two formats

  3. A tournament organizer has a large number of participants and wants every match to remain meaningful without eliminating anyone after a single loss and without the time cost of a full round robin. Which format fits best? A. Single elimination B. Swiss system C. Double elimination only D. Round robin

  4. Why does a match schedule need buffer time between matches instead of scheduling matches back to back? A. Buffer time is required by most game publishers B. It gives spectators something to do while waiting C. It absorbs realistic delays like tech issues or overtime games so they don't cascade into every later match D. It has no real function beyond making the schedule look longer

  5. What five fields belong in a single risk register row? A. Risk, likelihood, impact, mitigation, and owner B. Risk, date, venue, ticket price, and sponsor C. Team name, score, match time, caster, and result D. Risk, opinion, rumor, blame, and outcome

  6. In risk management terms, what is a "boundary"? A. A physical barrier between the stage and the audience B. A predefined limit paired with a specific response, written before the risk occurs C. A rule that only applies to visiting teams D. The maximum number of spectators allowed at a venue

  7. What does a production runbook contain that a plain schedule does not? A. Ticket prices and sponsor logos B. Scene-by-scene cues, exact timing, and a named owner for each cue C. Player names and their in-game statistics D. A list of every rule in the event's rulebook

  8. During a live broadcast, why does an event need an established command flow? A. So spectators know which team is favored to win B. So it is clear who has the authority to call a scene change and how that call is communicated C. So the caster can choose the final score D. Command flow only matters for professional broadcasts, not student events

  9. A moderator mutes a spectator harassing a player in event chat, but cannot remove that spectator from the venue entirely. This illustrates which concept? A. A bracket format B. An opportunity statement C. A role's defined authority within a staffing plan and escalation path D. A risk register mitigation

  10. What makes an audience announcement about a schedule delay effective? A. Using technical jargon so it sounds authoritative B. Staying vague so the audience doesn't worry C. Naming the cause and giving a time estimate, delivered calmly D. Waiting until the delay is over before saying anything

  11. After collecting survey responses, staff debrief notes, and schedule data, what is the actual goal of feedback synthesis? A. Filing every comment in a shared folder for the record B. Deleting complaints that are hard to address C. Sorting feedback into themes and turning the strongest ones into a short, prioritized action list D. Reading every comment aloud at the next team meeting

  12. Why is integrating the six planning documents into one blueprint a necessary step, even if each document was written well individually? A. It isn't necessary if each document is already correct B. It only matters for events with a live stream C. Reading the documents together catches contradictions, like mismatched role names or conflicting times, that don't show up in any single document D. Integration is only about formatting the documents to look consistent

  13. Which of the following is a properly specific pre-event checklist item? A. "Check tech stuff before doors open" B. "Make sure everyone knows what to do" C. "Confirm backup encoder powers on and switches within 10 seconds" D. "Hope the schedule holds up"

  14. What is the primary purpose of running a pilot run with an incident recovery drill before the real event? A. To finalize the guest list B. To test the plan in motion and build real recovery skill for a simulated problem before the stakes are live C. To replace the need for a written risk register D. To determine ticket pricing

  15. What must every entry in a final improvement contract include to be useful for the next event cycle? A. A general statement of good intentions B. A specific change, a named owner, and a way to verify it happened C. A list of everyone who attended the debrief D. Only a description of what went wrong, without any proposed fix

Answer Key

  1. B — An opportunity statement must define who the event serves, what format it takes, and what success looks like before logistics are decided.
  2. C — Double elimination routes a team through a losers bracket after one loss instead of eliminating them immediately, unlike single elimination.
  3. B — Swiss pairs participants with similar records each round, keeping matches meaningful without full elimination or the time cost of round robin.
  4. C — Buffer time absorbs realistic delays such as technical issues or long matches so one delay doesn't push every later match back.
  5. A — A complete risk register row names the risk, its likelihood, its impact, the mitigation, and the person who owns executing it.
  6. B — A boundary is a specific, predefined limit and response written in advance, so no one has to improvise a decision during a crisis.
  7. B — A runbook breaks the event into scenes with specific cues, timing, and named owners, which a plain schedule does not provide.
  8. B — Command flow establishes who can call a scene change and how that call reaches the crew, preventing confusion during a live segment.
  9. C — Staffing plans and escalation paths define exactly what each role can decide alone and what must escalate further.
  10. C — An effective delay announcement names the cause, gives a time estimate, and is delivered calmly to maintain audience trust.
  11. C — Synthesis means grouping feedback into themes and converting the strongest, most repeated ones into a short, prioritized action list.
  12. C — Integration is specifically the step where documents are compared side by side to catch inconsistencies that don't appear in any single document alone.
  13. C — A strong checklist item has a clear, verifiable pass/fail condition, unlike vague items that can't be confirmed as done.
  14. B — A pilot run and incident drill test the plan under real conditions and build the team's actual recovery skill before the event's real stakes are in play.
  15. B — A useful improvement contract entry names the specific change, assigns an owner, and states how it will be verified before the next event.