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Journal of Property Management (JPM) is sponsoring the “High Five for 75” Contest that includes five quizzes about IREM’s 75 years of history.  IREM Members who complete all five quizzes will qualify to win a FREE trip for two to Success Series 2009 in Hawaii in October 2009. 

So that you can be eligible for prizes, be sure to complete the registration below for each of the five quizzes.

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Quiz 2 (March/April JPM)

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  1. An unexpected benefit of the Great Depression was the transition of mortgage holders from mortgagees to ____________. This actually helped accelerate the development of formal management standards.
    2. landlords  
    Institutes  
    tenants  
    owners  
    None of the above  

     

  2. Serving in the war in Italy, Frederick Wayland discovered that his _________ was instrumental in his assignment to become a staff member at the Fifth Army’s Senior Officers’ Rest Hotel overlooking Lake Maggiore in the Italian Alps:
    3. Professional experience  
    CPM certification  
    IREM membership card  
    His judicious and militarily-correct use of the term “bepapered”  
    None of the above  

     

  3. True or False: More than 85 CPM Members served in the military overseas during the Second World War.
    4. True  
    False  

     

  4. The Journal of Property Management was late in March and June, 1945. Specifically, the lateness was due to:
    5. Paper and printing wartime shortages  
    Lost production schedules and timelines  
    Staff working in wartime “Rosie the Riveter-type jobs”  
    Staff cutbacks  
    All of the above  

     

  5. In the forties, there was great alarm that the National Debt had risen to:
    6. $18 million  
    $200 Million  
    There was none—the US had a surplus  
    $43 billion  
    $100 billion  

     

  6. Which of these was NOT a significant milestone of the 40’s?
    7. African Americans were formally granted the right to vote by the Supreme Court
    The first IBM personal computer was developed  
    The center of the western art world shifted from Paris to New York  
    The first skyscraper was constructed  
    None of the above  

     

  7. Changes planned for the Journal of Property Management included:
    8. A complete redesign  
    Pictures  
    Illustrations  
    “Punchier” articles  
    All of the above  

     

  8. When JPM quoted “The shock of the sudden stop has passed, and we have started climbing the hill again,” it was referring to:
    9. The commercial building boom that suddenly stopped just after the war  
    The end of World War II and the shock of all the troops returning home  
    The end of the Great Depression and the slow recovery at hand  
    All of the above  

     

  9. Another shocking development in real estate management techniques was when the Institute sponsored a _________ competition:
    10. “IREM GI of the Year”  
    “High Five for 45” Quiz and Sweepstakes  
    advertising  
    clean building  
    bepapering  

     

  10. One IREM member thrilled a crowd of Japanese women by introducing them to:
    11. CPM certification  
    Western movie magazines  
    A bunch of single GI’s  
    The automatic washing machine  
    Coca-Cola  

     

  11. The ad by Yardi, an IREM 75th Anniversary Diamond Sponsor, features a client profile. Who is the subject of the profile in this issue of JPM?
    12. Roto-Rooter  
    Cushman & Wakefield  
    Madonna  
    None of the above  

     

  12. Which advertiser encourages property managers to “do the math” to decide which is the best solution for a specific property-related problem?
    13. Roto-Rooter  
    Wood Concepts  
    Duro-Last Roof  

     

  13. IREM proudly welcomes a new 75th Anniversary Platinum Sponsor. That sponsor is:
    14. Dunkin Donuts  
    REALTORS® Commercial Alliance & National Association of REALTORS®  
    Real Management Company, Inc.  
    None of the above  

     

  14. How does advertiser Wood Concepts help your property make a great first impression?
    15. Solid Surface Signage  
    PVC Signage  
    Double-Column Mounted Signage  
    All of the above  

     

  15. Roto-Rooter always has amusing ads – what is the theme this month?
    16. We Take Plumbing Problems Off Your Back.  
    Big Problem? Small Problem?  
    If Your Buildings Could Talk...  
    …and away go troubles down the drain? Roto-Rooter!