Sport in World Culture Test 2

The NCAA was formed to enforce eligibility rules , but in _ they revolutionized the game of football with the forward pass

1910

Which of the following is FALSE? During the 19th century

A. America experienced minimal change in the areas of technology,modernization, demographics, and philosophy. B. America moved from an agrarian economy to an urban industrial economy. C. advances in communication provided access to large amounts of information. D. mass production of sports equipment occurred. E. All of the above Answer: A

With regard to football, which of the following is true?

A. American football gradually evolved from rugby and soccer; these two sports were played at Harvard, Princeton, Yale, Rutgers and Columbia. B. Walter Camp replaced the rugby "scrummage" with the line of scrimmage. C. Walter Camp determined that football would be played with 11 athletes on a team and each athlete became a "specialist" and was assigned a specific position, a characteristic of modern sport. D. All of the above. E. B and C only Answer: D

Which of the following is true? Throughout the 19th century

A. Americans became less resistant to the idea that adults could use their "spare time" for recreational play and sport. B. America experienced a cultural revolution and sport changed along with everything else. C. the rise of muscular Christianity was a positive force in the development of sport and physical education. D. All of the above. E. None of the above. Answer: D

Which of the following is true?

A. Baseball was not a popular sport in African -American communities during the 19th Century. B. The St. Louis Black Stockings and the Cuban Giants were charter members of the National League. C. In 19th Century America, racial segregation was found most everywhere, including athletic teams. D. The International Baseball League encouraged white baseball teams to sign and play "Colored Players." E. All of the above are true Answer: C

What early American politician enjoyed horse racing?

A. George Washington B. Thomas Jefferson C. James Madison D. All of the above. E. None of the above. Answer: D

Technology and inventions impacted sport by which of the following?

A. Mass transit enabled large numbers of "fans" to ride electric streetcars to professional baseball games. B. Developed artificial ice for skating rinks. C. Developing golf balls which traveled farther and necessitated the lengthening of golf courses. D. Using cameras to record athletes and sporting events. E. All of the above. Answer: A and E.....

Which of the following is False?

A. The first reported football game between two black colleges involved Tuskegee Institute and Hillman College. B. College football teams did not become integrated until after World War I. C. The growth of intercollegiate football was very smooth and trouble free. D. Very few football players were hurt or killed in the early years of the 20th century because football had not developed into a violent, physical sport. E. All of the above Answer: E

With regard to the attitudes that the colonists had toward sport, which of the following is true?

A. Their attitudes toward sport depended upon which region of Europe they were from. B. Religion had a profound impact on the attitudes the colonists had toward sport. C. A and B. D. None of the above. E. All of the above Answer: C

President Theodore Roosevelt

A. called a meeting of leading football coaches to reform the game. He supported intercollegiate football competition because it was "manly". B. However, he was very concerned about the incidence of injury and death in football; his son was injured playing the game. C. was so opposed to intercollegiate football that he tried to eliminate it from being played. D. A and B only. E. B and C only. Answer: D

Characteristics associated with the development of modern sport include

A. establishment of the New York Association for the Improvement of the Breed(NYAIB). B. the race between Sir Henry and Eclipse. C. publishing the American Turf Register and Sporting Magazine. D. All of the above. E. C only Answer: D

Charles Darwin

A. had a profound impact on science and philosophy. B. wrote "The Making of Civilization" and "Evolution of the Human Race." C. wrote "The Origin of the Species" and "The Descent of Man." D. A and C only. E. A and B only Answer: A and D...

Baseball

A. has its origin during the colonial period. B. did not become popular in America until the early to mid-1800s. C. initially was not considered a "manly activity" because it was generally considered a game for children. D. All of the above. E. B only. Answer: D

With regard to Muscular Christianity, which of the following is true?

A. participation in sporting activities implied that those who engaged in competition were making an effort to be a good Christian. B. Bishop Fraser, Thomas Hughes, Charles Kingsley and Charles Wordsworth are given credit for developing Muscular Christianity. C. one of the most influential arguments in support of Muscular Christianity was presented in the famous book, Tom Brown's School Days (1857) by Thomas Hughes. This book was very popular in England and America. D. All of the above. E. B and C only. Answer: D

Horse racing

A. was a popular sport during the 19th century. B. appealed to all social classes. C. was more popular in the south than in the north. D. All of the above. E. None of the above. Answer: D

Cricket

A. was an English ball game and was more popular than baseball between 1840-1855. B. it was played primarily by English immigrants but not easily accepted by Americans. C. was hard to play and was highly organized which were characteristics of modern sport. D. was closely associated with gambling which was distasteful to Americans. E. All of the above Answer: D

Which of the following is true? Muscular Christianity

A. was developed during the 1800s in England and had a positive effect on the popularity of sport in America. B. believed that physical weakness was unnatural because it reflected moral and spiritual weakness. C. believed that the "body was a temple" and believed that Christians were obligated to care for and develop one's physical being. D. believed that there was something good and godly about brute strength and power. E. All of the above. Answer: E

Which of the following is true? Muscular Christianity

A. was developed in Germany in the 1800s. B. associated godliness and morality with physical weakness. C. believed that physical strength was a sign of moral and spiritual corruption. D. All of the above. E. None of the above Answer: E

The Association for Intercollegiate Athletics for Women (AIAW)

A. was established in 1971 and had its initial "roots" in an organization known as The National Section on Girl's and Women's Sports(NSGWS). The AIAW broke away from the NAGWS and the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) in 1979. B. the AIAW was administered by women for women athletes and was adamant in their goal to avoid the "evils" that were associated with men's athletics. C. the AIAW filed an antitrust suite against the NCAA over the control of women's intercollegiate athletics. D. along with the establishment of the AIAW, the passage of Title IX in 1972 is historically the single most important event that advanced the cause of serious women's athletic competition E. All of the above. Answer:E

Baseball

A. was played as "rounder's" or "town ball" as early as 1834 at Harvard. B. was very popular in the New York area by 1860. C. tried to organize on several occasions in order to set up rules and a governing body. D. The Cincinnati Red Stockings were among the first baseball teams in America. E. All of the above Answer: E

The Puritans in New England

A.were not inclined to participate in playful activities. B.believed that all men were corrupted by original sin. C.the control of both emotions and behavior were the keys to salvation. D. All of the above. E. None of the above. Answer: D

This football organization was formed in 1920.

American Professional Football Association

Blanche M. Trilling (1876-1964) led the fight to champion intercollegiate athletics for women as opposed to intramural sports.

False

Boxers enjoyed excellent medical supervision and often retired from boxing very wealthy and went on to live long and happy lives

False

Coeducational colleges were among the first to provide athletic opportunities for women

False

Jackie Robinson was a superb baseball player and track and field star at the University of Southern California (USC).

False

Sport in New England during the colonization of America was influenced mostly by French Catholics

False

Sport in the South during the 17th century was no different than anywhere else in America.

False

The New York Athletic Club was formed to promote the growth of baseball.

False

The Southern gentlemen who lived in Virginia were the only group in the American South to oppose the practice of sports and games.

False

Name 3 activities that were accepted to the Puritans

Hunting, Fishing, Walking

___ was the first African American heavyweight champion, reigning form 1908-1914

Jack Johnson

Which of these listed below are NOT a famous football coach in the early 1900s?

Jim Thorpe

Slaves were used in sports as _(s) and __(s)

Jockey and Boxer

This game was originated by Native Americans

Lacrosse

Many of the colonist left England because of religious

Persecution

This new England group was against play: ___(s)

Puritan

This mid Atlantic group from Pennsylvania New England believe that play was acceptable_ (s).

Quaker

Upperclassmen raised in the __had the requirement of social and athletic training of riding, dancing, fencing, and conversation.

South

A athlete would play for one school and then attend another under an assumed name

Tramp

During the Nineteenth-Century, what two major philosophical movements developed in the United States?

Transcendentalism and Pragmatism

Amateurism developed in the 1860s and 1870s because upper class athletes in America, like their British Counterparts refused to compete against middle class and lower class athletes.

True

Early American football was a violent sport, which is a characteristic of the way football is played today.

True

Gambling, especially on sporting events, reflected the core element of 17th and 18th century gentry values.

True

Jack Johnson was accused of violating the Mann Act because White America could not accept the fact that Johnson's three wives were white.

True

Mildred "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias is recognized as the greatest woman athlete in the first half of the 20th century.

True

One of the movements in American sport during the 1800s was amateurism.

True

Professional baseball and college football remained more popular than professional football through the end of World War II.

True

Rowing was a popular sport in the early to mid-1800s.

True

Sabbatarianism is the position that playful pursuits are not appropriate on Sundays

True

Shooting matches as well as boxing were popular sports in the South.

True

Southern gentlemen and plantation owners were often more observers and producers of sport rather than participants.

True

The "father of American football" was Walter Camp.

True

The first President of the American Professional Football Association (APFA) was Jim Thorpe.

True

The first collegiate football game was played on November 6, 1869 between Rutgers and Princeton.

True

The first horse races were a quarter mile long and were often held in the streets.

True

Track and field development in America was strongly influenced by Scottish immigrants who staged the Caledonian Games in the 1850s.

True

n 1917, Blanche M. Trilling held a meeting which was the genesis for the founding of the Athletic Conference of American Women. This organization denounced intercollegiate athletic competition for women and instead supported intramural sports programs in the nation's colleges and high schools.

True

In 1895 William Morgan develop this game

Volleyball

New England frowned on sports, believing that ""idle hands are the devils"

Workshop

After __ professional football enjoyed enormous growth.

World War II

A history and philosophy of sport and physical education

a. America underwent rapid change in the areas of technology, modernization, demographics, and philosophy b. America moved from an agrarian economy to an urban industrial economy. c. America moved from an agrarian economy to an urban industrial economy d. mass production of sports equipment occurred e. All of these. Answer: E

Basketball

a. was invented by Dr. James A. Naismith at Springfield College b. was designed to be played outdoors in the summer c. was an instant success d. was invented by Dr. James A. Naismith at Springfield College and was an instant success e. was invented by Dr. James A. Naismith at Springfield College and was designed to be played outdoors in the summer Answer: D

Theodore Roosevelt

called a meeting of leading football coaches to reform the game and was concerned about the incidence of injury and death in football

According to the Puritans in New England, recreation

could be used to refresh the body and the spirit so one could work and pray better

At the turn of the century ( 1900's) football was the most popular sport on college campuses

false

Which of the following made the game of football into a devastating contact sport that could kill and maim in 1905

flying wedge

As sport developed during the nineteenth-century

it was generally agreed that playful recreations in the early 1800s tended toward games and less competitive activities, while the concept of competitive

Name 2 reasons the south was favorable towards sport

nice weather and no Puritans

Practice of keeping the Sabbath that reflected the Puritans idea of work and rest

sabbaterism

This media developed as the result of telegraphs, radio, television and the fans love of sport.

sports journalism

The "work ethic" means

to be seen working hard is a sign of one's inner moral goodness.

The Metaphysical Club

was composed of intellectuals at Harvard University who sought to undermine traditional metaphysical beliefs; they were opposed to metaphysics

Puritan ideas toward work and play

were strongly influenced by the rise of the merchant class and the industrial revolution.