PE Chapter 5 and 6

The modern revival of the Olympic Games that continues today was first staged in what year? 1860 1892 1896 1904 1912

1896

Benjamin Franklin was an early opponent of physical exercise. TRUE FALSE

False

Catharine Beecher, one of the first leaders in physical education for women, was very liberal for her day in most of her ideas concerning women. TRUE FALSE

False

Most early American physical education programs were not influenced very much by European programs. TRUE FALSE

False

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the Round Hill School? It provided a classical education, but it also included dancing, riding, and gymnastics. The college preparatory school was the only American school that advocated the idea of individualized instruction. It recognized the importance of physical activity as part of the educational program. The school founders based the school's programs on German gymnasiums and the work of Fellenberg. Joseph Cogswell, the school's founder, used a system of strict systems of punishment and rewards.

Joseph Cogswell, the school's founder, used a system of strict systems of punishment and rewards.

One of the first American schools to emphasize physical activities was: Round Hill School Elmira College Stanford University Amherst College Harvard University

Round Hill School

Which of the following statements concerning Catharine Beecher is not true? She was prominent leader in physical education for women in the antebellum period. She emphasized the idea of exercising to improve health. She was ahead of her time in supporting the expansion of women's rights and freedoms. She objected to the clothing of the time as too restrictive and heavy to permit good health. all of these are correct

She was ahead of her time in supporting the expansion of women's rights and freedoms.

Which of the following statements is not true concerning the Battle of the Systems? The Swedish gymnastics system used no apparatus and was freer and less rigid than the German system. The Swedish gymnastics system allowed the physical education program to adapt more easily to local conditions. The system of François Delsarte used body movements to express feelings and gained popularity in physical education because of his extensive writings about his ideas. Nils Posse added exercises with Indian clubs and other objects to the Swedish gymnastics system because they were popular in America. The Boston Conference of 1889 was designed to discuss the merits of the German, Swedish, and Sargent systems.

The system of François Delsarte used body movements to express feelings and gained popularity in physical education because of his extensive writings about his ideas.

Eugenists espoused the 'perfectibility of man and society' through 'good breeding.' TRUE FALSE

True

John Dewey was influential in American physical education because of his idea of 'learning by doing' and his belief in the importance of play activities in the education of children. TRUE FALSE

True

One of the first American schools to emphasize the importance of physical activity was the Round Hill School in Massachusetts. TRUE FALSE

True

One of the strongest early influences upon American physical education was the German system of gymnastics, a relatively formal system based upon the work of men such as Friedrich Jahn. TRUE FALSE

True

Physical education was often dropped from the school program as an expensive 'frill' during the Depression. TRUE FALSE

True

The eugenics movement affected physical education because the field was focused on improving student health and, in a sense, perfecting the bodies of the students. TRUE FALSE

True

Thomas Wood and Rosalind Cassidy's 'New Physical Education' was largely an acceptance of games, sports and other non-gymnastic activities into the physical education curriculum. TRUE FALSE

True

Athletics in the United States was very popular in the late 1800s because it was considered to be: genuinely amateur an important part of the educational process a reflection of the values of businessmen a developer of Olympic athletes all of these are correct

a reflection of the values of businessmen

The first major growth of American sport came: after the first generation of Puritans after the American Revolution after the Civil War just before 1900 after 1900

after the Civil War

Which of the following is not a characteristic of modern sport as defined by Guttmann? to standardize the sports equipment to see that rules and regulations are enforced everywhere to facilitate competitions from the local to international level to approve new records all of the above are functions of the sports bureaucracy

all of the above are functions of the sports bureaucracy

An early supporter of education of the physical in colonial times was: Thomas Jefferson Samuel Moody Benjamin Franklin all of these are correct none of these are correct

all of these are correct

Organizations to control school sports were started for the purpose of: standardizing the rules and regulations of competition setting eligibility standards for athletes equalizing competition among schools all of these are correct none of these are correct

all of these are correct

What was the Carengie Report of 1929? a proposal to expand school sports a recommendation for more teacher preparation an attack on the abuses of school athletics a study of college education programs

an attack on the abuses of school athletics

Colonial American schools were designed to: improve the colonial social opportunities offer good programs of physical education copy the European schools all of these are correct none of these are correct

copy the European schools

Baron Pierre de Coubertin was the first person to attempt a modern version of the ancient Olympic Games. TRUE FALSE

false

During the middle 1800s Americans were a vigorous, healthy people. TRUE FALSE

false

Recreational activities and sports were strongly discouraged in Puritan New England. TRUE FALSE

false

The code of amateurism was developed as a way to encourage everyone to participate in sports, and to do so on an equal footing. TRUE FALSE

false

Which of the following was not a popular sport in the United States before 1850: horse racing cock fighting predestrianism (walking and running races) football boat racing

football

Before 1900 physical education meant: a broad program of educational physical activities primarily sports and games primarily gymnastics and physical training intramural activities health education instruction

primarily gymnastics and physical training

What was the first intercollegiate sport in the United States? track and field rowing baseball football cricket

rowing

One important trend in the physical education curriculum between 1900 and 1930 was: the addition of games and sports to the curriculum an increase in gymnastic programs a move toward lifetime sports a return to the health-education emphasis none of these are correct

the addition of games and sports to the curriculum

The Boston Conference of 1889, called by Mary Hemenway, was a meeting of physical educators to discuss: organization as a professional group the systems of gymnastics (German, Swedish and Sargent) the place of games and sports in American physical education all of these are correct none of these are correct

the systems of gymnastics (German, Swedish and Sargent)

What was the most influential factor in the development of physical education in the U.S. during the decade preceding the Civil War? land grant colleges the turnverein or Turner movement the Young Men's Christian Association (YMCA) Per Henrik Ling's Swedish gymnastics Dr. Edward Hitchcock's Amherst College physical education programs

the turnverein or Turner movement

The schools began to take control of school sports around 1900 because: they were concerned about the problems created by athletics sports programs could make money for the schools sports programs were losing money sports programs were good promotional tools

they were concerned about the problems created by athletics

Colonial American sport was primarily social in nature. TRUE FALSE

true

During the early 1900s the schools gradually began to accept sports as a legitimate part of the educational experience. TRUE FALSE

true

Jesse Owens's four gold medals in the 1936 Berlin Olympics was a heavy blow to the theory of Nordic superiority. However, the public quickly adopted the view that blacks had a superior physiology for athletic performance, but they were inferior intellectually. TRUE FALSE

true

Objections to women athletes in the 1800s were based on the belief that women needed to be protected from activities that might harm them. TRUE FALSE

true

One factor which held back the development of women's athletics was the fear that their programs would develop the bad traits of the men's programs. TRUE FALSE

true

Specialization in sport is a result of the emphasis on success. TRUE FALSE

true

Sport in colonial America: was already becoming modern was recreational and poorly organized was highly organized and competitive was opposed by the Puritans none of these are correct

was recreational and poorly organized