DWC 202 Midterm
The first time that women are permitted to compete in the Olympic games is...
1900
The first winter Olympics took place in what year?
1924
The "Hitler Olympics" took place in Berlin in what year?
1936
How many gold medals did Jesse Owens win at the 1936 Olympics?
4 gold medals
The Olympic flag consists of how many rings?
5
What is the name of a Roman race course?
A circus
Rube gets thrown off a train in Chicago. He has no money. He stops in a place to sleep. He visits this place every time he comes back to Chicago to pitch as a major leaguer. What kind of place was this?
A fire station
When the Olympic Games began in Greece, what were they essentially about?
A religious ceremony to honor Zeus
What is a libellus?
A ticket showing you had offered sacrifice to the Roman gods
The games played by the Trojans at Sicily were in honor of the life (death) of
Aeneas' Father
The first modern Olympics began in 1896 in what city?
Athens
Why did the popes in the 19th century demand that workers be given time off from work and have reasonable working hours?
Because they thought they should have valuable time with their families
How does Perpetua die?
Burning at the stake
Washington's big rival was...
California
Who was Rube Marquard's famous roommate - a pitcher - who was a college graduate, tall, handsome, gracious? Not the normal run of baseball players at the time.
Christie Mathewson
What other venue(s) was used in the execution of prisoners besides the Coliseum?
Circuses such as the Circus of Maximus were also used in the execution of prisoners
What city was Jesse Owens from in the US?
Cleveland, OH
Name one other way prisoners were executed in the Roman empire besides "combat with animal":
Crucifixion
Who began the first systematic round-up of Christians of all types IN 250 AD?
Decius
Who did Sam Crawford play for and what position?
Detroit and the outfield
Rube Marquard explained why he was named "Rube" - why was it?
He pitched a lot like Rube Waddell
Why was Karl Marx against "leisure"?
He thought sports detracted from our being productive and useful in society
Who tries to dissuade Perpetua from dying for the Christian faith?
Her father
How does the story of Rube Marquard end?
His father meets him after a game and says he is proud of him
Who opposed Rube Marquard becoming a major league baseball player?
His father, who said he would never speak to him again
Aquinas also maintains that physical motion...
Involves moral virtue because our outward (physical) activities are guided by reason, and thus come into the field of moral virtue
Thomas Aquinas maintains that play...
Is helpful, but to be done in moderation
Name one feature of the Roman Coliseum that distinguishes it from previous stadiums:
Is it free-standing
The Pentathlon consisted of five events: running, the long jump, wrestling, discus and
Javelin Throwing
What distinguishes the liberal arts from the servile arts? Give examples
Liberal arts are different from servile arts because liberal arts, such as playing the piano or creative writing, are meant more for leisure than competition. On the other hand, servile arts are ways of human action that do something for someone else that requires a wage. Examples of servile arts include working a trade like a plumber or electrician.
How could a "pankration" be best described today?
Mixed Martial Arts
In the reading from Faulkner, who were the main competitors at the Olympic games?
Mostly rich people, who had nothing else to do but train for the games
Plato (Socrates) thought that Gymnastic should be balanced by _________:
Music
6) The first use of the games being used to kill Christians came in 64 AD with the Emperor...
Nero
Where does golf first develop in the United States?
New York City
How many "winners" were there in the original Olympic games?
One
Name one other athletic contest in Book V - give sufficient detail:
One athletic event in Book V was a foot race in which Nisus trips while he is in the lead, but he takes down the runner behind him so Euryalus can win. Although they did not win, Nisus and the runner he tripped were rewarded prizes by Aeneas.
Medieval games usually occurred during...
Religious feast days
The big feud in the England of 1100 (the time of Ivanhoe) was between the conquering Normans and the
Saxons
Training for the Ancient Greek Olympics (according to Faulkner) was...
Scientific, and involved diet, hygiene, and exercise
What was the golf club that had the first real 'clubhouse'?
Shinnecock on Long Island
In the book, the big competition on the Washington team was between the upperclassmen and the
Sophomores
The Boys in the Boat competed in what competition?
The 8-man competition
From whom are the Romans borrowing gladiatorial fighting?
The Etruscans
What Greek book is Virgil borrowing from in writing his Aeneid?
The Odyssey
The mysterious horseman who arrives late at the tournament and challenges several of its Norman knights (including Brian de Bois-Guilbert) to a joust is known as
The disinherited knight
For Plato, the lowest (worst) form of enjoyment of sports is
The enjoyment of sports for material gain: salary or prize money
The initiation of a knight was essentially religious. How?
The initiation of a knight was essentially religious because as military personnel they were a part of a religious order than was respected by the community. Also, they took religious vows of poverty, obedience, and chastity.
Eutrepalia is...
The leisure needed to balance one's work and study
Who won the prize in equestrian events?
The owner of the horse
In the reading, Plato sees sports, like the state and the individual soul, divided into
The rational
Who usually drove the horses in a chariot race?
The slaves of the owners of the horses
Sparta did not have sports facilities. Why not?
The whole state was a factory for mass-producing military athleticism
Rube Marquard was from Cleveland, Ohio. Why did he refuse to pitch for the Indians (they were known as the Naps at the time)?
They didn't offer him enough money
Why was the Apple Tree Gang called by that name?
They had built their latest course in an apple orchard
Who was Sam Crawford's famous teammate?
Ty Cobb
Plato thought that if you spent all day in the gymnasium, you could become
Vicious and a bully
The Boys in the Boat were from what college?
Washington
If Greek philosophers were against sports, it was because they thought Sports...
Were a waste of valuable time
There is an archery contest in Book V of the Aeneid. What are they trying to shoot?
a dove tied to the mast of a ship
On the other hand, Saint Augustine (and others) defended the playing of sports and games because...
all of the above a) physical activity is an essential part of our life b) mental activity needs a break c) the body and the soul are both sacred
Catholic teaching on sports (games) is somewhat ambiguous as many Early Christian writers opposed sports because they led to...
d) all of the above (vanity, attention to a life that was unimportant, distraction from the serious side of life)
Most victors were...
specialists
For Aristotle, a person could exhibit the moral virtues while playing sports. Give one example:
sportsmanship, fair play, grace in winning
Who is chosen by the triumphant knight to be the Queen of Beauty and of Love?
the Saxon Rowena