SBUS 250 Quiz Review Final
Which of the following statements is not true?
All forms of violence in sports are against the rules and illegal.
After JFK was assassinated the NFL postponed the rest of the season.
False
Which of the following is not true about Muhammad Ali?
He competed in the 1936 Olympic Games in Berlin
Which of the following is an example of technological change?
Manufacturing an improved tennis racket that enables more accuracy
Which of the following terror attack had the most immediate impact on social media?
The Boston Marathon bombing
Which of the following is true about men's sports in the Division I FBS colleges in the NCAA?
The only college sports that generate net profits are college football and college basketball
The governing body that is responsible for the detection and prevention of doping in sports is ________.
WADA
In the NCAA, Division I - FBS, which of the following women sports generates net profits (revenues are higher than expenses)?
all women's sports are losing money in college sports
The largest source of revenues for the international Olympic Committee comes from _______.
broadcasting rights
An annual decrease in a club's value is called _______.
depreciation
Which of the following is not a primary concern of adult-organized sport?
flexible rules
Which theory would agree that sport reinforces society's value system?
functionalist theory
Which of the following components is not a required characteristic of sport?
professionalization
The United States led 60 countries to boycott the __________.
1980 Olympic Games in Moscow
According to the article by Hallman and Giel (2018), eSports is expected to be a medal event in the __________.
2022 Asian Games
Almost all major Division I sports events were postponed after _________.
9/11
Which of the following is not true about aggression?
Aggression is an emotion
According to the textbook, many _____________ athletes come to the United States already highly educated and established in the middle or upper class.
Asian American
The first modern Olympic Games took place in _______.
Athens
According to Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development people in the highest stage of moral reasoning see the law and order as the most important social conventions.
False
All NCAA Division I conferences suspended their season at the same time.
False
All college sports in the United States is governed by the NCAA?
False
All prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs are illegal.
False
Both the NBA and European soccer leagues use a draft system to sign new players.
False
During World War II, US President demanded the MLB to stop playing.
False
Only non-democratic countries have been using national sports events to promote national pride.
False
Since the passage of Title IX in 1972, there was no significant growth in girls and women's participation in high school and college sports.
False
Social media played a significant role in the first wave of athletes' activism.
False
The ancient Olympic Truce was respected in modernity, as no act of war, terror or violence against athletes occurred during Olympic Games held in the 19th, 20th, and 21st centuries.
False
The final stage of a marketing process is a SWOT analysis.
False
The social class and socio-economic status does not have an impact on sports participation and choices of sports.
False
According to the chapter by Frevel et al. (2020) "Taxonomy of Sportstech", fantasy sports falls under the category of _______________.
Fans and content
The sports of tennis, soccer, cricket, and rugby, originally emerged in _______.
Great Britain
The origins of much of the concepts that construct modern sports, such as stadium and gymnasium originated in ________.
Greece
Which of the following is not true?
In the United States, no federal or state funds are used for sports for development programs for children and youth.
Which of the following is not true about "Muscular Christianity"?
It was always adopted by the Christian church
Religious ________ athletes might not compete in Yom Kippur.
Jewish
Who were the leading athletes of the third wave of athletes' activism?
Muhammad and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Lacrosse is a sport that was created by ___________.
Native Americans
According to the textbook, ________ is a free activity involving exploration that can take place anywhere, follows no firm rules and the only important outcome is pleasure.
Play
A researcher analyzing our individual and collective behaviors as Ducks fans, will be using ________.
Self-categorization and social identity theories
Eugene Shriver Kennedy was the founder of the ____________.
Special Olympics
_______ are an international multi-sports competition for athletes with mental disabilities.
Special Olympics
Which of the following is not true about the North American sports system?
The bottom teams in the leagues are regulated to a lower division at the end of the season
One of the most recognized protests took place during the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, Mexico, when _____________ raised their fists on the podium protesting racial injustice in America.
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
A social class is a defined category of people who share a similar position in society based on their socioeconomic level.
True
According to the article by Hallman and Giel (2018), IOC President Thomas Bach is not sure eSports is really a sport because it lacks physical activity elements and lacks international organizational structure.
True
According to the textbook traditional masculinity is often rooted in bravery, willingness to risk bodily harm, toughness, and personal aggressiveness.
True
Coaches and parents over-emphasizing the importance of the game's outcome, over-training at a young age, and stress and anxiety can lead children to drop out of sports because of burnout.
True
If you wished to analyze a situation based on economic power imbalances, you could use a conflict perspective.
True
In 1964 South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to its racist apartheid regime.
True
Participation athletes spend less time than high-level athletes in practicing and training for competitions.
True
The Americans with Disabilities Act is a law signed by President George H. W. Bush in the early 1990s and addresses discrimination against people with disabilities.
True
The NFL divides most of its revenues evenly through all the teams in the league.
True
The first to file an official complaint to the police against Larry Nassar was Rachel Denhollander, a former amateur gymnast from Kentucky and a lawyer.
True
The games in Olympia were banned by the Roman emperor Theodosius because pagan worship contradicts Christianity.
True
While in the second half of the 20th Century Olympic Games and Paralympic Games sometimes took place in different cities or countries, in the 21st Century every bid includes hosting both the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
True
The "Battle of the Sexes" refers to ________.
a tennis game in which Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs.
According to the _________________ theory, the media have power in their ability to shape the discussion of public events.
agenda setting
According to the ______ "the media do not tell people what to think, they tell people what to think about".
agenda setting theory
Between 1989 and 2014 the percentage of network news coverage of women's sports has consistently been ________.
less than 10%
According to Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development of youth athletes differentiating between right and wrong based on punishment or reward are in the ____________.
preconventional level
Dividing the market into different groups of potential consumers is called
segmentation
"Sport as an Opiate of the Masses" refers to ________.
sports as a tool of keeping people from worrying about things that matter to their lives.
Most NCAA schools with big football programs are part of ________.
the Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS)
According to the textbook, Hispanic or Latino athletes are over-represented (their percentage in the sport is higher than their percentage in the population) in ______________.
the MLB
According to Cooky, Messner, and Musto (2015), __________.
the highest coverage percentage of women's sports was Network News in 1999.
Which electronic media platform was most common in the 1930s?
the radio
