SBUS 250
According to the textbook, many _____________ athletes come to the United States already highly educated and established in the middle or upper class. - Asian American - Native American - African American - Hispanic
Asian American
Which of the following countries used a government-led systematic doping system to improve athletes' performance, and risked athletes' safety during the 1970s? - Austrilia - East Germany - South Africa - United States
East Germany
True or False: 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
True or False: According to the textbook, play and games differ, but every sport is also considered work.
False
True or False: All NCAA Division I conferences suspended their season at the same time.
False
True or False: All prescription drugs and over=the-counter drugs are illegal.
False
True or False: Both the NBA and European soccer leagues follow the same league structures having relegations and promotions.
False
True or False: Both the NBA and European soccer leagues use a draft system to sign new players.
False
True or False: During World War II, US President demanded the MLB to stop playing.
False
True or False: Only non-democratic countries have been using national sports events to promote national pride.
False
True or False: Social media played a significant role in the first wave of athletes' activism.
False
True or 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
True or False: The final stage of a marketing process is a SWOT analysis.
False
True or 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
If you wanted to write a paper based on research indicating that males receive 90 percent of the sport media's attention, which perspective would make the most sense for you to use? - feminist theory - interactionist theory - conflict theory - functionalist theory
Feminist theory
The sports of tennis, soccer, cricket, and rugby, originally emerged in _______. - Great Britain - The United States - Greece - France
Great Britain
Religious ________ athletes might not compete in Yom Kippur. - Jewish - Hindu - Christian - Muslim
Jewish
_______ was a Native American athlete and one of the most important athletes in the first part of the 20th century, winning Olympic gold medals, playing baseball and being the first president of the league that will become the NFL. - Crazy Horse - Billie Jean King - Jim Thorpe - Tiger Woods
Jim Thorpe
Which of the following is an example of technological change?
Manufacturing an improved tennis racket that enables more accuracy
Some _______ female athlete wear a hijab while competing for religious and modesty purposes. - Christian - Jewish - Muslim - Hindu
Muslim
Lacrosse is a sport that was created by ___________. - Asian Americans - Hispanics - African Americans - Native Americans
Native Americans
Almost all major Division I sports events were postponed after _________.
9/11
Which of the following is an example of off-the field violence? - a hard tackle in football - fist fight in hockey - a college athlete sexually assaults a student in a party - intentional foul in basketball
A college athlete sexually assaults a student in a party
According to the _________________ theory, the media have power in their ability to shape the discussion of public events. - none of above - cultivation - agenda setting - gratification
Agenda setting
According to the ______ "the media do not tell people what to think, they tell people what to think about". - self-categorization theories - social identity theory - agenda setting theory - disposition-based theories
Agenda setting theory
Which of the following statements is not true? - Some sports require a certain amount of violence - All forms of violence in sports are against the rules and illegal - An example of borderline violence is fist fighting in hockey - Hooligansim is a type of violence especially applied to sports fans
All forms of violence in sports are against the rules and illegal
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. - sport - play - work - a game
Play
According to Kohlberg's Stages of Moral Development of youth athletes differentiating between right and wrong based on punishment or reward are in the ____________. - conventional level - sixth stage of moral reasoning - post-conventional level - preconventional level
Preconventional level
Which of the following is not one of the marketing strategy (the 4 Ps)? - professionalism - price - place -promotion
Professionalism
Which of the following components is not a required characteristic of sport? - competition - having a governing institution - competition - professionalization
Professionalization
"Sport as an Opiate of the Masses" refers to ________. - a mass protests again discrimination in sports during the 1970s - systematic doping system in East Germany during the 1970s and 1980s - the doping scandal of Lance Armstrong - sports as tool of keeping people from worrying about things that matter to their lives
Sports as tool of keeping people from worrying about things that matter to their lives
Which electronic media platform was most common in the 1930s? - social media - satellite television - the radio - cable television
The radio
Which of the following is not true about the marketing of the Olympic Games in the last decade?
There were between 15 to 20 Olympic Partners in each Olympic in the 21st Century
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. - Bill Russell - Tommie Smith and John Carlos - Michael Jordan and Charles Barkley - Jess Owens
Tommie Smith and John Carlos
True or False: 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
True or False: According to the chapter by Frevel et al. (2020) "Taxonomy of Sportstech", the SportsTech Matrix consists of two angels, a user angle and a tech angle.
True
True or False: According to the textbook traditional masculinity is often rooted in bravery, willingness to risk bodily harm, toughness, and personal aggressiveness.
True
True or False: In 1964 South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to its racist apartheid regime.
True
True or False: Participation athletes spend less time than high-level athletes in practicing and training for competitions.
True
True or False: 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
True or False: The NFL divides most of its revenues evenly through all the teams in the league.
True
True or False: 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
True or False: The games in Olympia were banned by the Roman emperor Theodosius because pagan worship contradicts Christianity.
True
The ancient competitions in Olympia, were founded as a festival to honor _______. - Zeus - Muhammad - Moses - Jesus
Zeus
Master athletes are usually __________.
between the ages of 35 and 90.
Which of the following is not a primary concern of adult-organized sport?
flexible rules
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 ______________. - Division I basketball - Division I football - the MLB - the WNBA
the MLB
According to the textbook, African-American athletes are under-represented (their percentage in the sport is lower than their percentage in the population) in ______________. - the MLS - the NBA - Division I women outdoor track - the NFL
the MLS
The first major American league that suspended its season because of COVID19 was _________.
the NBA
________ is the most popular sports worldwide. - Cricket - Basketball - American Football - Soccer
Soccer
Eugene Shriver Kennedy was the founder of the ____________. - FIFA World Cup - Paralympic Games - Modern Olympics Games - Special Olympics
Special Olympics
_______ are an international multi-sports competition for athletes with mental disabilities. - Olympic Games - Paralympic Games - FIFA World Cup - Special Olympics
Special Olympics
________ is exhibited by people who starve themselves in order to achieve what they perceive as an ideal body weight. - Anorexia - Doping - Bulimia - Hazing
Anorexia
The first modern Olympic Games took place in _______. - Paris - London - Los Angeles - Athens
Athens
The largest source of revenues for the international Olympic Committee comes from _______. - Ticketing - Licensing - Broadcasting rights - Sponsorships
Broadcast rights
The first Paralympic Games took place in ___________. - New York in 1950 - Berlin in 1936 - London in 1948 - Rome in 1960
Rome in 1960
Dividing the market into different groups of potential consumers is called________. - segmentation - strengths - weaknesses - intangible goods
Segmentation
A researcher analyzing our individual and collective behaviors as Ducks fans, will be using ________. - framing theories - hegemony theories - Self-categorization and social identity theories - agenda setting theories
Self-categorization and social identity theories
In athletes-organized sports the physical activities ____________.
are less structured than in adult-organized sports.
