Sports Business- Final Review
Which of the following statements is not true? -All forms of violence in sports are against the rules and illegal. -Hooliganism is a type of violence especially applied to sports fans. -An example of borderline violence is fist fighting in hockey. -Some sports require a certain amount of violence.
All forms of violence in sports are against the rules and illegal.
Which of the following terror attack had the most immediate impact on social media: 9/11 The Centennial Olympic Park bomb during the 1996 Olympic Games The 1972 Munich Massacre The Boston Marathon bombing
Boston Marathon Bombing
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 components is not a required characteristic of sport? Competition, professionalism, having a governing institution
Professionalism
True or false, If you wished to analyze a situation based on economic power imbalances, you could use a conflict perspective.
True
True or false, a social class is a defined category of people who share a similar position in society based on their socioeconomic level.
True
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, 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
The "Battle of the Sexes" refers to ________.
a tennis game in which Billie Jean King defeated Bobby Riggs.
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 women's softball women's basketball women's soccer
all women's sports are losing money in college sports
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 WNBA Division I basketball Division I football the MLB
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 NFL the NBA Division I women outdoor track the MLS
the MLS
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
According to the ______ "the media do not tell people what to think, they tell people what to think about"
Agenda-setting Theory
According to the _________________ theory, the media have power in their ability to shape the discussion of public events.
Agenda-setting Theory
Which of the following is not true about aggression? Aggression is forceful action of attack. Aggression is directed towards another person. Aggression is intentional Aggression is an emotion
Aggression is an emotion
________ is exhibited by people who starve themselves in order to achieve what they perceive as an ideal body weight. Hazing Bulimia Anorexia Doping
Anorexia
In athletes-organized sports the physical activities ____________. -are mostly regulated by parents -are mostly regulated by coaches -are more structured than in adult-organized sports. -are less structured than in adult-organized sports.
Are less structured than in adult-organized sports
According to the textbook, many _____________ athletes come to the United States already highly educated and established in the middle or upper class.
Asian Americans
The first modern Olympic Games took place in _______.
Athens
Which of the following is best explained through the framing theory? -Black athletes feeling that historically they have been portrayed by the media as physically talented while their white teammates are portrayed as smart and strategic. -None of the above. -Heavy viewers of television sports containing violent content would see the television portrayals of sports as a perception of actual reality. -Because fans believe themselves to be part of a group even when they are not active in an organized group, many Americans watch the US Women National Team (USWNT) in the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Black athletes feeling that historically they have been portrayed by the media as physically talented while their white teammates are portrayed as smart and strategic.
True or False, according to the article by Hallman and Giel (2018), there is very little growth in competitive esports competition, and prize money have yet to surpassed $100,000.
False
True or False, both the NBA and European soccer leagues use a draft system to sign new players.
False
True or false, After JFK was assassinated the NFL postponed the rest of the season.
False
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, all NCAA Division I conferences suspended their season at the same time.
False
True or false, all college sports in the United States is governed by the NCAA?
False
True or false, all prescription drugs and over-the-counter drugs are illegal.
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, 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
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
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
Which of the following is not a primary concern of adult-organized sport? -strategy -flexible rules -proper playing position -skills of the game
Flexible rules
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. -The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the United Nations (UN) are international organizations that also invest in sports for development. -Examples of international outreach include bringing sports to rural communities. -Peace initiatives through sports include reconciliation torn societies.
In the United States, no federal or state funds are used for sports for development programs for children and youth.
_______ 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.
Jim Thorpe
Between 1989 and 2014 the percentage of network news coverage of women's sports has consistently been ________.
Less than 10%
Larry Nassar sexually abused athletes while treating athletes as part of which of the following organizations? -USA Gymnastics -Michigan State University -The US Olympic Committee -Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics, and the US Olympic Committee (all three organizations).
Michigan State University, USA Gymnastics, and the US Olympic Committee (all three organizations).
Which of the following statements is not true about the Division III (DIII) schools? -DIII schools tend to be relatively expensive. -DIII competitions are regulated by the NCAA. -Most DIII schools are big public universities. -DIII schools cannot award athletic scholarships.
Most DIII schools are big public universities.
Who were the leading athletes of the third wave of athletes' activism? Muhammad and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar Michael Jordan and Carl Lewis LeBron James and Colin Kaepernick Joe Louis and Jesse Owens
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
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
Which of the following is not one of the marketing strategy (the 4 Ps)? Professionalism, promotion, price, place
Professionalism
The first Paralympic Games took place in ___________.
Rome in 1960
Jackie Robinson is one of the most significant athletes in the ______ wave of black athlete's activism, as through this wave focused on acquiring political access and positional diversity.
Second
Dividing the market into different groups of potential consumers is called?
Segmentation
________ is the most popular sports worldwide.
Soccer
Eugene Shriver Kennedy was the founder of the ____________.
Special Olympics
The first major American league that suspended its season because of COVID19 was _________.
The NBA
True or False, in 1964 South Africa was banned from the Olympic Games due to its racist apartheid regime.
True
True or false, in American professional leagues revenues from ticket sales pale in comparison to tv rights revenues.
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, 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
"Sport as an Opiate of the Masses" refers to ________. -the doping scandal of Lance Armstrong -a mass protests again discrimination in sports during the 1970s. -sports as a tool of keeping people from worrying about things that matter to their lives. -a systematic doping system in East Germany during the 1970s and 1980s
sports as a tool of keeping people from worrying about things that matter to their lives.
According to Cooky, Messner, and Musto (2015), __________. -there is no significant difference between the coverage of male sports and women's sports. -the coverage of women's sports on ESPN's SportsCenter alone is between 10% to 25% between 1999 and 2014. -the coverage of women's sports on ESPN's SportsCenter and Network News together in 2014 was between 10-25% of the overall sports news. -the highest coverage percentage of women's sports was Network News in 1999.
the highest coverage percentage of women's sports was Network News in 1999, with a percentage of 8.7%.