What is the primary role of a Tour Guide?

Administrative

Social

Educational

Both a and b

What is the primary responsibility of a Tour Manager?

Conducting walking tours

Administrative and social role

Providing commentary on the region

Frequent interaction with local communities

Where are educational and professional standards typically high for tour guides?

North America

Israel and Europe

Asia

South America

In which cities in the US is a guide required to have a license?

New York, Washington DC, and New Orleans

Los Angeles, Chicago, and Miami

San Francisco, Boston, and Las Vegas

All cities in the US

What is the role of "Step-On" Guides?

Conducting walking tours

Working independently on tours

Conducting a small segment of a tour under tour manager supervision

Administrative and social responsibilities

Where does the federal government grant concession rights to Tourmobile Inc. For tours?

National Parks

Beach Resorts

Heart of the city, stopping at U.S. Capitol, the White House, monuments, etc.

International Landmarks

What is the primary focus of "On-Site" guides?

Administrative tasks

Firsthand experiences with the site

Social interactions

Conducting off-site interpretative programs

What is the expectation for guides' language proficiency, health, and educational background?

Moderate language proficiency, average health, and specific educational background

High language proficiency, excellent health, and broad educational background

Low language proficiency, average health, and specialized educational background

Varied language proficiency, health, and educational background

What is the term for leaders around in ancient Greece?

Periegetai

Exegetai

Proxemos

Cicerone

What was the primary type of journey during the Middle Ages?

Luxury vacations

Explorations for new territories

Religious pilgrimages

Educational and cultural tours

Who were the three well-known European writers who visited the New World in the 19th century?

Charles Dickens, Francis Trollope, and Alexis de Tocqueville

William Shakespeare, Jane Austen, and Emily Brontë

Victor Hugo, Leo Tolstoy, and Fyodor Dostoevsky

Mark Twain, Edgar Allan Poe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne

When did organized training for guides begin, according to the information provided?

17th century

19th century

20th century

21st century

Which country was one of the first to regulate and train guides?

France

Italy

England

Germany

What is the exception to the lack of organized guide training before the twentieth century?

Thomas Cook Travel Agency

Tourmobile Inc.

Israel

Elder-hostel program

What role do guides play in the process of life-long learning?

Limited role

Multi-faceted role

Observers

Administrative role

True or False: Tour guides often work as full-time employees for large agencies.

True

False

True or False: Most urban guides have strict qualifications and acknowledged standards for their roles.

True

False

True or False: "Step-On" Guides work independently without any supervision.

True

False

True or False: The best example of locally inspired experiences is bus tours. Answer: False

True

False

True or False: The term "Periegetai" refers to persons who help fellow citizens in traveling abroad.

True

False

True or False: During the 17th and 19th centuries, travelers to the New World were primarily pleasure travelers.

True

False

True or False: The first travelers to the New World were mainly indigent explorers.

True

False

True or False: The concept of travel as a vehicle for education has become prominent only in recent years.

True

False

True or False: Ecotourism is not related to the educational value of travel.

True

False

True or False: Elder-hostel is a program that offers courses to children worldwide.

True

False

True or False: Guides' roles in life-long learning are limited to administrative tasks.

True

False

True or False: The term "Cicerone" refers to leaders around in ancient Greece.

True

False

True or False: The role of guides is primarily cognitive, focusing on nature and regional ecology.

True

False

True or False: Travel is not considered a powerful tool for educating and inspiring people to preserve the environment.

True

False

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