Question 1

According to historian John R. Betts

Accepted Answer

A)  industrialization and the urban movement were the basic causes for the rise of organized sport. 
B)  athletics and outdoor recreational activities provided people with opportunities to "escape" or be released from the confinements of living in the city. 
C)  physical education was minimally impacted by industrialization and the urban movement. 
D)  A and B only. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  industrialization and the urban movement were the basic causes for the rise of organized sport. 
B)  athletics and outdoor recreational activities provided people with opportunities to "escape" or be released from the confinements of living in the city. 
C)  physical education was minimally impacted by industrialization and the urban movement. 
D)  A and B only. 
E)  None of the above. D

Question 2

The Metaphysical Club

Accepted Answer

A)  was composed of intellectuals who believed that metaphysical inquiry was by far the best way to determine reality. 
B)  was composed of intellectuals at Harvard University who sought to undermine traditional . metaphysical beliefs; they were opposed to metaphysics 
C)  was a group of Harvard athletes who studied philosophy and awarded the "scholar-athlete" trophy to the best Harvard athlete each year. 
D)  was formed by a group of professors at Yale who provided students with instruction in metaphysical . inquiry, specifically as it relates to the philosophical position of the body. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  was composed of intellectuals who believed that metaphysical inquiry was by far the best way to determine reality. 
B)  was composed of intellectuals at Harvard University who sought to undermine traditional . metaphysical beliefs; they were opposed to metaphysics 
C)  was a group of Harvard athletes who studied philosophy and awarded the "scholar-athlete" trophy to the best Harvard athlete each year. 
D)  was formed by a group of professors at Yale who provided students with instruction in metaphysical . inquiry, specifically as it relates to the philosophical position of the body. 
E)  None of the above. B

Question 3

Technology and inventions impacted on sport by which of the following?

Accepted Answer

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. 
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. E

Question 4

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

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

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 6

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) The physical nature of the individual and of American society appears to have been a desired quality during the age of Darwin in the nineteenth-century. 
B)  Darwin helped people realize how important competition is. Sport was then seen as the tool with which to teach young children the necessary virtue of being competitive. 
C)  "Manliness" was a necessary characteristic in the modern world. The physicality associated with sports was seen as a desirable counterbalance to the influence of women in the life of young boys. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  A and B only. 
A) The physical nature of the individual and of American society appears to have been a desired quality during the age of Darwin in the nineteenth-century. 
B)  Darwin helped people realize how important competition is. Sport was then seen as the tool with which to teach young children the necessary virtue of being competitive. 
C)  "Manliness" was a necessary characteristic in the modern world. The physicality associated with sports was seen as a desirable counterbalance to the influence of women in the life of young boys. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  A and B only.

Question 7

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

Accepted Answer

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)  advances in communication provided access to large amounts of information. 
D)  mass production of sports equipment occurred. 
E)  All of the above. 
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)  advances in communication provided access to large amounts of information. 
D)  mass production of sports equipment occurred. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 8

Cricket

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 9

The "father of American football" was Walter Camp.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914)

Accepted Answer

A)  was the founder of pragmatism. 
B)  rejected everything Descartes said about the nature of reality. 
C)  believed we come to "know things" by using our senses thereby making the body very important. 
D)  unified the physical world and the ideal world--created a Monist viewpoint. 
E)  All of the above. 
A)  was the founder of pragmatism. 
B)  rejected everything Descartes said about the nature of reality. 
C)  believed we come to "know things" by using our senses thereby making the body very important. 
D)  unified the physical world and the ideal world--created a Monist viewpoint. 
E)  All of the above.

Question 11

Cricket

Accepted Answer

A)  as played in England, had a tradition of allowing the lower social classes to play with the upper social classes. 
B)  Americans, in contrast, did not want to play or recreate with people from different social classes which was permitted in cricket. 
C)  was not considered a "manly sport" by Americans. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  C only. 
A)  as played in England, had a tradition of allowing the lower social classes to play with the upper social classes. 
B)  Americans, in contrast, did not want to play or recreate with people from different social classes which was permitted in cricket. 
C)  was not considered a "manly sport" by Americans. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  C only.

Question 12

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) controlled all amateur competition by the 1890s.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Which of the following is true? Muscular Christianity

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 14

Rowing clubs generally were upper class organizations who had strong rules against "competing for money".

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

According to Michael Oriard, which of the following is true relative to the study of football?

Accepted Answer

A)  The evolution of football from a kind of rugby to a distinctly American game was a trouble free/a smooth process because Americans despised British sports. 
B)  American coaches and players used rules to penalize ungentlemanly conduct and punish athletes who strayed from the concept of playing the game properly; the outcome of the game was not as important to Americans as was "playing by the rules". 
C)  English athletes, as was the case with American athletes, insisted on the imposition of rules because British athletes would cheat if not bound by rules. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above. 
A)  The evolution of football from a kind of rugby to a distinctly American game was a trouble free/a smooth process because Americans despised British sports. 
B)  American coaches and players used rules to penalize ungentlemanly conduct and punish athletes who strayed from the concept of playing the game properly; the outcome of the game was not as important to Americans as was "playing by the rules". 
C)  English athletes, as was the case with American athletes, insisted on the imposition of rules because British athletes would cheat if not bound by rules. 
D)  All of the above. 
E)  None of the above.

Question 16

Baseball

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

Question 17

According to Darwin, the material world in which we live and the social world in which we live is the cause of the changes we experience, not "forces" that we cannot observe (spiritual).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

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

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Charles Darwin

Accepted Answer

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. 
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.

According to historian John R. Betts

The Metaphysical Club

Technology and inventions impacted on sport by which of the following?

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

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

Which of the following is true?

Which of the following is true? During the 19^th century

Cricket

The "father of American football" was Walter Camp.

Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914)

Cricket

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) controlled all amateur competition by the 1890s.

Which of the following is true? Muscular Christianity

Rowing clubs generally were upper class organizations who had strong rules against "competing for money".

According to Michael Oriard, which of the following is true relative to the study of football?

Baseball

According to Darwin, the material world in which we live and the social world in which we live is the cause of the changes we experience, not "forces" that we cannot observe (spiritual).

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

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

Charles Darwin

History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education

Summer, Egypt, China and Mesoamerica

Greece

Rome

Philosophy, Sport, and Physical Education During the Middle Ages: 900-1400

The Renaissance and the Reformation: 1300-1600

The Age of Science and the Enlightenment: 1560-1789

Philosophical Positions of the Body and the Development of Physical Education

Sport in the Colonial Period

The Impact of Science and the Concept of Health on the Theoretical Andprofessional Development of Physical Education: 1885 - 1930

The Transformation of Physical Education: 1900 - 1939

The Evolution of Physical Education: 1940 and Beyond

Sport in the Twentieth Centur

Pioneers and Progress: 1896 - 1936

The Cold War Olympics: 1948 - 1988

After the Cold War: 1992 - 2012

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Exam 10: Changing Concepts of the Body: An Overview of Sport and Play in Nineteenth-Century America

According to historian John R. Betts

The Metaphysical Club

Technology and inventions impacted on sport by which of the following?

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

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

Which of the following is true?

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

Cricket

The "father of American football" was Walter Camp.

Charles S. Peirce (1839-1914)

Cricket

The Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) controlled all amateur competition by the 1890s.

Which of the following is true? Muscular Christianity

Rowing clubs generally were upper class organizations who had strong rules against "competing for money".

According to Michael Oriard, which of the following is true relative to the study of football?

Baseball

According to Darwin, the material world in which we live and the social world in which we live is the cause of the changes we experience, not "forces" that we cannot observe (spiritual).

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

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

Charles Darwin

History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education

Summer, Egypt, China and Mesoamerica

Greece

Rome

Philosophy, Sport, and Physical Education During the Middle Ages: 900-1400

The Renaissance and the Reformation: 1300-1600

The Age of Science and the Enlightenment: 1560-1789

Philosophical Positions of the Body and the Development of Physical Education

Sport in the Colonial Period

The Impact of Science and the Concept of Health on the Theoretical Andprofessional Development of Physical Education: 1885 - 1930

The Transformation of Physical Education: 1900 - 1939

The Evolution of Physical Education: 1940 and Beyond

Sport in the Twentieth Centur

Pioneers and Progress: 1896 - 1936

The Cold War Olympics: 1948 - 1988

After the Cold War: 1992 - 2012

Filters

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

Which of the following is true? During the 19^th century