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The CSEP exam has 115 questions and runs 2 hours 30 minutes.
These 10 free CSEP questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Certified Special Events Professional blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
The client revises a product-launch brief: "Press coverage is now secondary. We need booked demonstrations with procurement decision-makers." The date, venue, and budget are unchanged. Which paired revision directly realigns the event with that instruction?
Correct answer: D - Invite qualified buyers and provide staffed demonstration appointments.
An awards-show rehearsal must start by 13:00. Separate crews begin stage build and playback preparation at 08:00; the work takes five hours and four hours, respectively. A mandatory one-hour integrated systems check follows completion of both workstreams and cannot be shortened. The suppliers offer the acceleration packages below without changing the required checks. Which package meets the rehearsal deadline at the lowest additional cost?
Correct answer: A - Shorten stage build by one hour for $700.
A fundraising gala must generate a $12,000 cash surplus. Fixed cash costs are $36,000; this figure already reflects the savings from donated audiovisual equipment valued at $6,000. Unrestricted cash sponsorship contributes $8,000. Each paid ticket sells for $150 and creates $50 in additional costs, including all per-attendee fees and charges. There are no other revenues or costs. To meet the cash-surplus requirement, the ticket-sales plan needs a minimum of:
Correct answer: D - 400 paid tickets
Six additional registration volunteers arrive shortly before doors open. They have used the ticketing system at other events but missed this venue's orientation. The original, fully briefed team can operate safely without them while they are prepared. How should the registration lead bring the newcomers into service?
Correct answer: A - Give a site briefing and check their emergency-call and scanning procedures before deployment.
Thunder is heard during an outdoor concert, although rain has not reached the site. The event manager has show-stop authority, and the lightning plan identifies nearby substantial buildings with enough shelter capacity for everyone. The performer has one song remaining. What instruction should the manager issue now?
Correct answer: C - Suspend the performance and direct everyone to the designated indoor shelters.
A staging contractor supplies a certificate showing the required liability limits and coverage dates, including load-in and teardown. The organizer appears only as the certificate holder. The contract also requires the organizer to have additional-insured coverage for the contractor's work. To verify that additional coverage, the planner should request:
Correct answer: B - The applicable policy endorsement granting the organizer the required additional-insured coverage.
At a business-matching reception, buyers praise the venue but report few useful supplier conversations. Observers see familiar groups staying together; first-time buyers cannot tell whom to approach. The client will judge success by qualified follow-up meetings, and the budget allows one change. Which redesign addresses the participation barrier rather than simply increasing activity?
Correct answer: C - Host introductions at tables where buyers meet suppliers matched to their needs.
Speech is clear at the lectern during a keynote rehearsal. A sustained high-pitched tone develops when the presenter walks in front of a main loudspeaker and disappears when the presenter returns behind it. The wireless receiver's signal remains stable. Which diagnosis and correction fit this pattern?
Correct answer: B - Acoustic feedback; reposition the microphone and loudspeaker, then retest.
A U.S. concert's assembly-seating layout is subject to the 2010 ADA Standards. The required wheelchair spaces have adjacent companion seats and step-free access. During the sightline check, standing spectators block the performance view from every wheelchair space; standing is expected during the show. Which layout change addresses the remaining accessibility defect?
Correct answer: B - Relocate wheelchair spaces to provide clear views when spectators stand.
A conference's privacy notice offers a separate, optional opt-in for follow-up from one named sponsor. The signed sponsorship agreement promises that sponsor the agreed contact fields for attendees who opt in; permissions and consent records have been verified. The sponsor now requests the entire registration list. Which response fulfills the agreement without exceeding those permissions?
Correct answer: D - Securely transfer the agreed contact fields for opted-in attendees and exclude the remaining registrants.
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