SPMG Final Exam: Week 9-14 Test
Questions and Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
The ____served as the first "modern" Olympics due to the televised events, doping scandal, and
sponsorship deal. - Answer 1960 Rome Olympics
Which of the following is not a demand made by the Olympic Project for Human Rights? -
Answer Desegregate the American Olympic Committee
Organizers of the 1948 London Games did not invite Germany and ____ to participate in the
Olympics because British members were "filled with horror at the terrible deeds carried out by
[their] solders" during WWII. - Answer Japan
During the 1968 Olympics, the high altitude of Mexico City resulted in: - Answer Record
breaking performances in track and field events
The Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR) called on Black Olympians to boycott the
Olympics unless sport leaders met certain demands. Sport leaders sent _____ to meet with
OPHR representatives and convince them to abandon the boycott. - Answer Jesse Owens
How did Olympic organizers navigate Cold War tensions at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics? - Answer
By establishing two separate Olympic Villages
In the _____, the Mexican government suppressed a student protest with violence. Initial
accounts reported four fatalities; however, most historians put the number of causalities
between 150 and 200. This occurred ten days before the opening ceremonies of the 1968
Olympics - Answer Tlatelolco Massacre
Which of the below substances did not appear on the IOC's first Prohibited Substance List? -
Answer Steroids
Which of the following IS NOT a demand made by the Olympic Project for Human Rights? -
Answer Desegregate the American Olympic Committee
According to the Arthur Ashe Courage Award video, what happened as a result of Tommie Smith
and John Carlos's "Salute" at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics? - Answer IOC
President Avery Brundage removed them from the US team and sent them home
, Question text
According to Kevin Witherspoon, Americans also blamed the ABA/NCAA for the loss in the 1972
gold medal basketball game. Why?
a. - Answer The ABA poached players from the NCAA, rendering them ineligible for the
Olympics
According to "Behind the Success of the 1984 Summer Olympics," why did Los Angeles spread
the sporting events around the entire state of California? - Answer To minimize traffic
According to Kevin Witherspoon, why did many US fans blame head coach Hank Iba for the loss
in the 1972 gold medal basketball game? - Answer He insisted on a slow, defense-oriented
game
Which of the following IS NOT a historical significance of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? -
Answer Nadia Comaneci earned the first perfect score in women's gymnastics
In the video, "Behind the Success of the 1984 Summer Olympics," the anchors discuss several
reasons why the 1984 LA Olympics made money. In addition to the use of corporate
sponsorships, what was another way the organizers were able to make a profit? - Answer
used pre-existing facilities
What is the significance of the Montreal Olympics, as discussed in the recorded lecture? -
Answer It took the city 30 years to pay its Olympic debt
Stephen Hardy describes several similarities between the 1960 and 1980 US vs. USSR hockey
games. Which of the following WAS NOT mentioned as a similarity? - Answer Both victories
received tremendous media coverage
According to the video, "The 1972 Olympics: The Munich Massacre," what was Avery
Brundage's response when terrorists entered the Olympic Village? - Answer Continue the
1972 Olympics as scheduled
According to the video, "The 1972 Olympics: The Munich Massacre," why was there a "lack of
security" at the Munich Olympics? - Answer Organizers wanted to display an image of peace
Which of the following DID NOT lead Americans to place great significance of the "Miracle on
Ice": - Answer The death of Herb Brooks' father one week before the opening ceremonies
Why did Lynchburg College Coach Aubrey Moon invite Kathrine Switzer to join the men's track
team? - Answer The track team needed members after eleven athletes were cut because of
grades
Questions and Correct Answers 2026
Updated.
The ____served as the first "modern" Olympics due to the televised events, doping scandal, and
sponsorship deal. - Answer 1960 Rome Olympics
Which of the following is not a demand made by the Olympic Project for Human Rights? -
Answer Desegregate the American Olympic Committee
Organizers of the 1948 London Games did not invite Germany and ____ to participate in the
Olympics because British members were "filled with horror at the terrible deeds carried out by
[their] solders" during WWII. - Answer Japan
During the 1968 Olympics, the high altitude of Mexico City resulted in: - Answer Record
breaking performances in track and field events
The Olympic Project for Human Rights (OPHR) called on Black Olympians to boycott the
Olympics unless sport leaders met certain demands. Sport leaders sent _____ to meet with
OPHR representatives and convince them to abandon the boycott. - Answer Jesse Owens
How did Olympic organizers navigate Cold War tensions at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics? - Answer
By establishing two separate Olympic Villages
In the _____, the Mexican government suppressed a student protest with violence. Initial
accounts reported four fatalities; however, most historians put the number of causalities
between 150 and 200. This occurred ten days before the opening ceremonies of the 1968
Olympics - Answer Tlatelolco Massacre
Which of the below substances did not appear on the IOC's first Prohibited Substance List? -
Answer Steroids
Which of the following IS NOT a demand made by the Olympic Project for Human Rights? -
Answer Desegregate the American Olympic Committee
According to the Arthur Ashe Courage Award video, what happened as a result of Tommie Smith
and John Carlos's "Salute" at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Olympics? - Answer IOC
President Avery Brundage removed them from the US team and sent them home
, Question text
According to Kevin Witherspoon, Americans also blamed the ABA/NCAA for the loss in the 1972
gold medal basketball game. Why?
a. - Answer The ABA poached players from the NCAA, rendering them ineligible for the
Olympics
According to "Behind the Success of the 1984 Summer Olympics," why did Los Angeles spread
the sporting events around the entire state of California? - Answer To minimize traffic
According to Kevin Witherspoon, why did many US fans blame head coach Hank Iba for the loss
in the 1972 gold medal basketball game? - Answer He insisted on a slow, defense-oriented
game
Which of the following IS NOT a historical significance of the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics? -
Answer Nadia Comaneci earned the first perfect score in women's gymnastics
In the video, "Behind the Success of the 1984 Summer Olympics," the anchors discuss several
reasons why the 1984 LA Olympics made money. In addition to the use of corporate
sponsorships, what was another way the organizers were able to make a profit? - Answer
used pre-existing facilities
What is the significance of the Montreal Olympics, as discussed in the recorded lecture? -
Answer It took the city 30 years to pay its Olympic debt
Stephen Hardy describes several similarities between the 1960 and 1980 US vs. USSR hockey
games. Which of the following WAS NOT mentioned as a similarity? - Answer Both victories
received tremendous media coverage
According to the video, "The 1972 Olympics: The Munich Massacre," what was Avery
Brundage's response when terrorists entered the Olympic Village? - Answer Continue the
1972 Olympics as scheduled
According to the video, "The 1972 Olympics: The Munich Massacre," why was there a "lack of
security" at the Munich Olympics? - Answer Organizers wanted to display an image of peace
Which of the following DID NOT lead Americans to place great significance of the "Miracle on
Ice": - Answer The death of Herb Brooks' father one week before the opening ceremonies
Why did Lynchburg College Coach Aubrey Moon invite Kathrine Switzer to join the men's track
team? - Answer The track team needed members after eleven athletes were cut because of
grades
