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Review for the Social Studies Through Sports Final Exam
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1
True or False. Humans are the only members of the animal kingdom that plays games.
False
True
2
Surprisingly, Americans lose as much as _____ on state lotteries.
30 trillion dollars
30 billion dollars
300 dollars
3
Sports Psychologists can help athletes with _______, because there can be psychological challenges to overcome.
motivation
injury recovery
self confidence
4
What is the ICAA known as today?
CAA
ICAA
NCAA
5
Sports psychologists teach ____ & behavioral strategies to help athletes improve experiences & performances.
actions
emotions
cognitive
6
Psychologist can assist with _____, motivation, stress management, anxiety control or mental toughness.
participation in sports
performance enhancement
regulation of negative behaviors
7
All of the following characterized amateurism scandals, EXCEPT (choose the wrong answer):
pay for play
class privilege
social exclusion
national identity
8
What was the purpose of the Title IX (9) clause?
No person in the US shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from sports.
All schools and universities must provide at least nine sports for women.
It was exclusively about educational opportunities for women.
9
The ________embraced the mind-body connection for athletes as far back as 776 BCE.
ancient Hittites
British elites
ancient Greeks
10
Which of the following is NOT a reason for Babe Didrikson being famous?
She was a successful golfer that won many tournaments
She started the WNBA
She won 4 gold medals in the Olympics
11
Why did Coubertin favor the ancient Greek form of education?
because diplomacy was an importatn part of the curriculum.
because they emphasized the balance of school and physical education.
because in all subjects the Greeks emphasized competition.
12
What was the approximate amount of money that Americans lost at licensed casinos in 2022?
$500 million
$60,000
$60 billion
13
Sports psychology uses _____ and skills to address optimal performance and well being of athletes.
psychoanalysis
psychological knowledge
sleep deprivation
14
Why were many of the rules for women's sports different from the equilivalent men's sports many years ago?
It is a proven fact that women can't physically compete.
Men and women are fundamentally different.
A false perception that rigorous sports were unhealthy for women.
15
While Americans were losing billions of dollars at casinos, the Standard & Poors 500 Index increased ___ last year.
25 %
200,000 %
2 %
16
How did organized team sports become a "symbol of modern American values"?
students could identify with a group.
playing by the rules, cooperation and sacrifice.
provided structured time for students.
17
Which of the following is NOT a way for sports teams to raise revenues?
provide medical services
provide concessions
sell broadcasting rights
provide sponsorships
18
Which of the following element of the ancient Greek Olympics is no longer competing for medals at the modern games?
opening ceremony
Poetry reading
200 meter sprint
19
Who was the Native American athlete that won the pentathlon and the decathlon in the 1912 Olympics in Sweden?
Jim Thorpe
Billy Mills
Elmer Busch
20
_________ successful performance can help athletes mentally prepare and build confidence.
storyboarding
visualizing
goal setting for a
21
Both tarot cards and playing cards have a similar stigma perpetuated by Christian institutions, what is that stigma?
playing is sinful
only pagans use tarot or playing cards
the winning of games aren't going to the Church
22
Why did Baron de Coubertin wanted to bring back the Olympic Games?
he was a boxing promoter and he wanted a forum for the sport.
he wanted to Olympic to be held in Paris every year.
he found sports to be democratic because it was based solely on skill.
23
When did the International Olympic Committee (IOC) begin to test all athletes for the use of performance enhancing drugs
1968 Mexico City Summer Games
1980 Lake Placid Winter Games
1968 Mexico City Winter Games
24
All of the following are the three parts of a sports scandal, EXCEPT (looking for the wrong answer):
There is a transgression against the rules.
There is humiliation suffered by the wrongdoer.
It only applies to gambling and there are no other rules that apply.
There are rules and norms that govern society that apply to sports.
25
All of the following are symptoms of CTE, EXCEPT (Identify the Wrong Answer):
Aggression
Memory Loss
Problems Sleeping
Random Acts of Kindness
26
Which of the following events happened in the early 1960s changed the rules regarding sports doping?
Jack Johnson knocking out the white world boxing champion.
American Olympic Tennis Player, Martina Navralilova testing positive.
Danish Olympic cyclist, Knud Jensen collapsing and later dying.
27
In "A League of Their Own" which wave of feminism was most likely portrayed in the movie?
3rd Wave
2nd Wave
1st Wave
28
Unlike the modern era, the use of performance enhancing drugs weren't illegal in the:
late 1980s and early 1990s.
in the 1950s and 60s.
late 1800s and early 1900s.
29
Why was Babe Didrikson a pioneer in professional athletics for women?
She showed the people of the US that women could be exceptional athletes
She was the first woman to win 10 gold medals in the Olympics
She was the first women's professional baseball player
30
Who was the person that published the first book on feminism, titled "Vindication of the Rights of Woman" in 1792?
Jean Jacques Rousseau
Voltaire
Mary Wollstonecraft
31
All of the following were identified as principles of GOOD coaching by our class, EXCEPT (choose the wrong answer):
Belittle your players keeps them humble.
Motivate your players to meet their potential.
Develop your players into leaders.
Show that you care about your players.
32
When did most of the organized team sports in the United States develop?
the late 1800s (1870s to 1890s
the 1920s
the early 1800s (1810s to 1830s)
33
A work stoppage initiated (started) by the business instead of the employees to negotiated about pay is called:
a strike
an injunction
a lockout
34
What is one of the oldest movements in global history?
equality in sports
the right to vote
feminism
35
All of the following are answers to why humans play gamess, EXCEPT (choose the wrong answer):
To Raise Taxes
Entertainment
Competition
Build National Identity
36
What might be the most difficult skill in professional sports today?
hitting a softball pitch by Jenny Finch
throwing a touchdown pass
hitting a baseball
hitting a corner shot in field hockey
37
What is the purpose of cycling while using anabolic steroids?
To rotate the use of steroids with amphetamines.
To avoid detection of use before competitions when athletes are tested.
To build up tolerance for the devastating consequence of using steroids.
38
High-pressure situations in sports can lead to ______, which can negatively impact performance.
injury recovery
stress and anxiety
goal setting
39
Why were the ancient Greek Olympic games lack inclusivity?
People who have completed a marathon.
Only Athenian men were property can compete.
Women were NOT included in the games.
40
Many critics wanted to eliminate team sports, but Luther Gulick said we needed team sports, because:
team sports were essential for instilling American values in the masses.
Team sports were the only place where it was legal for someone to die.
it was a way to use convicts to redirect their aggression in a positive way
41
What is the modern equivalent of tarot cards?
a deck of playing cards
baseball cards
pokemon trading cards
42
What role did educators have in the development of team sports like football?
Many wer Civil War vets & felt the young weren't prepared for war.
They prohibited team sports, so the students rebelled & played anyway.
Didn't want to see any more war and discourage team sports.
43
Amatuerism, as a concept, assumed that:
Only "elite" gentlemen of social status and wealth could be sportsmen.
only women would be willing to play sports purely for pleasure.
only working class could accept payment for playing a sport.
44
How does the quote,"A soldier is only as strong as the person on either side of them." play into sports?
It is often associated with the concept of team.
It is attributed to Teddy Roosevelt and he played football in college.
It is often associated with the concept of individualism.
45
True or False. Amphetamines & Steroids were the performance-enhancing drugs that athletes took most often in the 1930s.
True
False
46
What was the original purpose of the Olympic games in 776 BC?
It was a religious celebration for the god, Zagog.
It was an alternative to have armies fight, by having a boxing match.
It was a religious gathering to celebrate Zeus.
47
Sports Psychologists help athletes set ______ and create action plans to meet them.
goals
bench marks
boundaries
48
Which American Value did about 70% of students in our class identify as an important value?
equality
informality
honoring people's time
49
Which of the following events is an example of sports being an element of building national identity?
Every American being a fan of the New England Patriots
Watch the Russian ice stakers failing to complete a routine.
The 1980 Men's Ice Hockey team's pursuit of the gold medal.
50
Why were Industriousness and Enthusiasm the cornerstones of Wooden's pyramid of success?
Without conditioning you can't be a hard worker & a good attitude.
Players are lazy by nature and the coach must motivate them positively.
Players are expected to work hard in practice and in games and are positive
51
One of the new rules for college football in 1907 was to eliminate the "mass" play, what is the modern equivalent?
Tush Push
Camp Stamp
Flying Wedge
52
What is one of the major differences between modern basketball and the way the game was first played?
Players can pass the ball now.
Finally eliminated the peach basket.
Players can dribble now.
53
What is the likely consequence for professional athletes if they are caught gambling in games that they played in?
they must attend gambling addiction therapy sessions for 3 years.
often they lose the equivalent amount of winnings from their pay.
often banned for life from participating in the sport.
54
What was the most important new play was introduced in 1907 to make the game of football more safe?
the statue of liberty
the forward pass
the mass play
55
What does CTE stand for?
Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy
Cyclical Trending electromisfiring
Charlie Tenacious Edwin
56
Which sports scandal brought real attention to the use of anabolic steroids?
Ben Johnson Doping Scandal
Lyle Alzado untimely death.
The Ryan Wilson "won't register to vote" scandal
57
CTE is caused by:
only playing football
just getting concussions
nothing, it is just a ploy to get people to not play contact sports
repeated blows to the head
58
A refusal to work organized by the employees to dispute pay or working conditions is known as:
strike
an injunction
a lockout
59
Why were IVy league schools early adopters of organized team sports?
They all had stadiums built in the middle of the 1800s.
They already had physical education programs.
Harvard, Yale & Princeton were establised before public colleges.
60
Sports Psychologists can help athletes with ____, which help them to maintain their drive and enthusiasm
performance enhancement
self confidence
motivation
61
One aspect of the third wave of feminism was intersectionality. How is intersectionality defined?
different kinds of oppression, like gender and race intersect.
this is where there is an overlap of the 3rd and 4th wave of feminism.
It describes the confluence of feminism and the civil rights movement.
62
________ is a powerful cognitive technique used in sports psychology to enhance performance and skills.
mental imagery
negative mental talk
positive self talk
63
Who was the former football player and coach of Yale University that is credited with creating the rules for football?
Luther Gulick
Walter Stephens
Walter Camp
64
The first sports gambling scandal in baseball involved which baseball team?
Boston Red Caps
Louisville Grays
Brooklyn Dodgers
65
What was the reserve clause that was standard in baseball contracts dating back to the 1880s?
The owner reserves that right to not pay the player if they don't want to.
The player reserves the right to refuse to play for the team.
If a player signs a contract with a team, they can only play for that team.
66
Who was identified as the winner of the "Battle of the Sexes"?
Serena Williams
Billy Jean King
Bobby Riggs
67
What was the objective of the Seneca Falls Convention's "Declaration of Sentiments"?
have institutions, like schools, profile famous women in history.
have sentiments toward the contributions of men throughout history.
have society recognize tht women are humans, not property.
68
Which of the following "performance-enhancing" drugs is a POISON that athletes took in the late 1900s and early 1900s?
kola
caffeine
coca
strychnine
69
Why is it not surprising that the first games were part of a religious ceremony?
All athletic events are infused with religious symbolism.
Both involve a social gathering.
The Greeks has a government based on religion.
70
Every football play must have at least 7 players on the line of scrimmage was introduced to:
discourage the use of the mass play and make the game safer
incorporate the quarterback as a new position on the field
to make a neutral zone where only the center could be within the area
71
According to polling of Americans recently, most people support unions.
False
True
72
Why was the concern in the early 1900s for the "demoralization" of American society, racist and xenophobic?
It was the people from rural areas that trying to get immigrants to move.
It was the new immigrants that wanted to preserve the values of America.
The people who believed that felt they were moral superior Anglo-Saxons.
73
What is amateurism?
You are a professional, which means that you receive pay for your play.
You are a novice to the sport.
You are not paid to participate in sports.
74
When it was revealed in 1981 that Billy Jean King is a lesbian, what was the immediate financial impact on her?
There was no change in the number of her endorsements.
She had an increase in endorsements
She lost all of her endorsements.
75
Why did the U.S. women's soccer team sue the U.S. Soccer Federation?
They wanted to finally get paid for games that they have played for the US.
The women were fighting to continue to be paid more than the US men's team
They were fighting for equalized pay with the US men's team
76
True or False. There is no scientific basis for the theory of Social Darwinism.
False
True
77
What was the outcome from the racially and sexist reference that the LA Times commentator used to describe LSU WBB team?
There was popular support from Americans for the writer's comments.
The LA Times has a view readers so no one saw the article.
He and the paper edited the references and made an apology.
78
The brain is an organ, while the mind is:
your business
it is the brain
awareness or consciousness
79
The decline in union membership is due to the shift from industrial production jobs to service jobs.
False
True
80
Due to the symptoms of CTE (memory loss & confusion), which region of the brain would you expects to be impacted first?
Prefrontal Cortex
Medulla
Hypothalamus
Auditory Cortex
81
What was the most common form of sports scandal in the late 1800s & 1900s, i.e. Jim Thorpe being stripped of his medals?
violation of doping
violation of rules for gambling
violation of amatuerism
82
Amatuerism was a concept originating in ____ England and was a means of preventing working men from competing.
Elizabethian
Glorian
Victorian
83
Which of the following is NOT one of the victories of the Second Wave of Feminism?
Equal Play Act of 2963
Roe v. Wade in 1973
Dobbs v. Jackson in 2022
84
Why does LeBron James owe Curt Flood a debt of gratitude, because he could decide which teams he would play for?
free agency, which means the players have a say over their contracts.
power of attorney, which means that a player can act as their own lawyer.
the right of non-refusal, which means a player can't say no to a trade.
85
It is often said that Coach Wooden, the hall of fame UCLA men's basketball coach, NEVER mentioned:
winning to his players.
that he didn't know anything about coaching basketball.
he only wanted to be known as a teacher and not a coach.
86
Which Lobe of the brain is highlighted in the color purple?
Temporal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
Occipital Lobe
Parietal Lobe
87
According to George Childs Kohn, what is a scandal?
An event that is engineered by a small group of people to punish others.
It is a loss of a moral or ethical code due to changes in social norms
A grave loss of or injury to reputation from actual or apparent violations
88
What did Ben Johnson's coach claim was rampant among elite sprinters from around the world?
that Johnson obtained the steroids from a doctor to recover from an injury.
that Ben Johnson was the only athlete using steroids.
all of the athletes were using steroids.
89
Which of the following does NOT represent the link between sport and religion?
the pursuit of sports are often associated with spiritual goals.
both are elements of culture.
sports are a central theme of all religions.
there are general social elements that are part of both.
90
With the proliferation of state colleges and universities came:
an influx of immigration
crime and corruption
team sports
91
Football was considered what type of substitute for war?
synthetic
a moral
a deadly
92
Which region of the brain is highlighted in the color orange:
Occipital Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Parietal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
93
Which of the following is NOT one of the inspirations for the second wave of feminism?
Black Lives Matter
civil rights movement
protest against the Vietnam War
94
Herbert Spencer introduced the concept of social darwinism, what did he say it meant?
He believed Darwin got evolution all wrong & it only applied to groups
He believed that Anglo-Saxons were more evolved and should teacher others
Societies that played soccer were more evolved.
95
Which of the following events can be credited with ushering in the 4th wave of feminism?
a resurgence of attacks on women's rights.
the 3rd wave of feminism accomplished all of its goals
It occured at the confluence of the 2nd wave and 3rd wave coming together.
96
Which Lobe of the Brain is represented by the color Blue?
Parietal Lobe
Occiptal Lobe
Temporal Lobe
Frontal Lobe
97
In a change of fortune, what award was bestowed on Billy Jean King in 2009?
The Nobel Peace Prize
The Congressional Medal of Honor
The Presidential Medal of Freedom
98
Why are professional athletes paid more than nearly all other professions?
There are few people that have the skill set of pro athletes.
It is a law that all pro athletes must be paid 400x more than Ayden Costi.
Fans demand the services of pro athletes more than all other professions.
99
Union membership has increased across the United State since the 1980s.
False
True
100
What was the Morrill Act?
It was a federal grant to encourage states to start colleges in their state
It was a way to rebuild the southern states after the Civil War.
It was responsible for trying moral codes to sports.
