HNES 226 Exam Questions and Answers
Information on sport participation patterns among African Americans indicates that they - Answer-
remain underrepresented in most pro and amateur sports.
According to your textbook, what percentage of professional basketball players are bankrupt when they
retire from the playing basketball? - Answer-80%
Overall, at most levels of competition, sports in America are dominated by - Answer-Whites
Which of the following could be an instance of "stacking"? - Answer-A black outfielder in baseball
Male Latino and Hispanic athletes are recognized most for their participation in which of the following? -
Answer-Baseball and soccer
African Americans dominate in basketball, football, and track and field because of - Answer-cultural
influence and opportunity
When thinking about the use of team nicknames and mascuts based on images of Native Americans,
which of the followiong statements is most likely to be true? - Answer-Using caricatures of Native
Americans is a form of racism
, The terms race and ethnicity are defined in this chaper. Race is used to refer to a category of people
identified in terms of - Answer-genetically transmitted traits while ethnicity refers to cultural heritage.
African Americans make up about 10 percent of Major League Baseball players, and players from
outside the United States about 28 percent. The largest number of Latino players come from - Answer-
Mexico
Asian Americans are overrepresented is which of the following collegiate sport? - Answer-women's
badminton
Compared to African Americans, who make up approximately 10% of professional baseball players,
Latinos in Major League Baseball now account for - Answer-27%
The author notes that recent biological and genetic research clearly shows that - Answer-race has no
biological validity in science
According to the author, the most difficult diversity issue in sports today is - Answer-integrating
positions of power in sport organizations
Sport participation among Native Americans is limited due to poverty, poor health, a lack of equipment
and facilitites, and fears among Native Americans that becoming involved in sports will - Answer-cut
them off from their cultural roots and identities
What is ethnicity? - Answer-The cultural heritage of a group
Which of the following is not a way in which minority athletes are exploited? - Answer-Colleges want
athletes to stay in school for the athletes' own best interests.
The baseball player who broke the color barrier in baseball in the late 1940s was - Answer-Jackie
Robinson
Information on sport participation patterns among African Americans indicates that they - Answer-
remain underrepresented in most pro and amateur sports.
According to your textbook, what percentage of professional basketball players are bankrupt when they
retire from the playing basketball? - Answer-80%
Overall, at most levels of competition, sports in America are dominated by - Answer-Whites
Which of the following could be an instance of "stacking"? - Answer-A black outfielder in baseball
Male Latino and Hispanic athletes are recognized most for their participation in which of the following? -
Answer-Baseball and soccer
African Americans dominate in basketball, football, and track and field because of - Answer-cultural
influence and opportunity
When thinking about the use of team nicknames and mascuts based on images of Native Americans,
which of the followiong statements is most likely to be true? - Answer-Using caricatures of Native
Americans is a form of racism
, The terms race and ethnicity are defined in this chaper. Race is used to refer to a category of people
identified in terms of - Answer-genetically transmitted traits while ethnicity refers to cultural heritage.
African Americans make up about 10 percent of Major League Baseball players, and players from
outside the United States about 28 percent. The largest number of Latino players come from - Answer-
Mexico
Asian Americans are overrepresented is which of the following collegiate sport? - Answer-women's
badminton
Compared to African Americans, who make up approximately 10% of professional baseball players,
Latinos in Major League Baseball now account for - Answer-27%
The author notes that recent biological and genetic research clearly shows that - Answer-race has no
biological validity in science
According to the author, the most difficult diversity issue in sports today is - Answer-integrating
positions of power in sport organizations
Sport participation among Native Americans is limited due to poverty, poor health, a lack of equipment
and facilitites, and fears among Native Americans that becoming involved in sports will - Answer-cut
them off from their cultural roots and identities
What is ethnicity? - Answer-The cultural heritage of a group
Which of the following is not a way in which minority athletes are exploited? - Answer-Colleges want
athletes to stay in school for the athletes' own best interests.
The baseball player who broke the color barrier in baseball in the late 1940s was - Answer-Jackie
Robinson
