HNES 226 Final Exam Questions and
Answers
After looking at data on the nations and athletes that win medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games,
the author concludes that these events:
a. provide a level playing for opportunities to win medals.
b. are a celebration of wealth and economic inequality.
c. are contests between wealthy socialist and poor capitalist nations.
d. provide people from poor nations a fair chance to succeed. - Answer-b. are a celebration of wealth
and economic inequality
Politics are part of sports and sports organizations. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of sports
that involves political processes?
a. Deciding where sports events will take place.
b. Making and enforcing rules governing competition.
c. Setting goals and motivating athletes and coaches.
d. Determining who is eligible to participate in certain sports. - Answer-c. Setting goals and motivating
athletes and coaches.
, Budget information for college athletic programs show that the programs could not exist without
receiving a significant amount of money from
a. faculty members.
b. local businesses.
c. student fees.
d. parking revenues. - Answer-
When sports were first racially desegregated, the existence of "entry barriers" in professional and elite
amateur sports in the U.S. created a situation in which
a. white athletes were always the best players on integrated teams.
b. black athletes sat on the bench more than they played.
c. black athletes had better performance records than white athletes.
d. black athletes received higher salaries than white athletes. - Answer-c. black athletes had better
performance records than white athletes.
Many governments pay cash rewards to athletes who win Olympic medals because
a. athletes need money to be competitive with people from other countries.
b. wins by athletes brings prestige and other benefits to the whole country.
c. athletes who get paid become more patriotic and supportive of their government.
d. every medal won by a country increases per capita income in that country. - Answer-b. wins by
athletes brings prestige and other benefits to the whole country.
When media coverage of the Paralympics occurs in the Empire of the Normal, we could expect to see
a. most attention being given to athletes who appear to be "normal."
b. many athletes who have been seriously disfigured by the violence of war.
c. a disproportionate number of wheelchair sports events.
Answers
After looking at data on the nations and athletes that win medals at the Olympic and Paralympic Games,
the author concludes that these events:
a. provide a level playing for opportunities to win medals.
b. are a celebration of wealth and economic inequality.
c. are contests between wealthy socialist and poor capitalist nations.
d. provide people from poor nations a fair chance to succeed. - Answer-b. are a celebration of wealth
and economic inequality
Politics are part of sports and sports organizations. Which of the following is NOT an aspect of sports
that involves political processes?
a. Deciding where sports events will take place.
b. Making and enforcing rules governing competition.
c. Setting goals and motivating athletes and coaches.
d. Determining who is eligible to participate in certain sports. - Answer-c. Setting goals and motivating
athletes and coaches.
, Budget information for college athletic programs show that the programs could not exist without
receiving a significant amount of money from
a. faculty members.
b. local businesses.
c. student fees.
d. parking revenues. - Answer-
When sports were first racially desegregated, the existence of "entry barriers" in professional and elite
amateur sports in the U.S. created a situation in which
a. white athletes were always the best players on integrated teams.
b. black athletes sat on the bench more than they played.
c. black athletes had better performance records than white athletes.
d. black athletes received higher salaries than white athletes. - Answer-c. black athletes had better
performance records than white athletes.
Many governments pay cash rewards to athletes who win Olympic medals because
a. athletes need money to be competitive with people from other countries.
b. wins by athletes brings prestige and other benefits to the whole country.
c. athletes who get paid become more patriotic and supportive of their government.
d. every medal won by a country increases per capita income in that country. - Answer-b. wins by
athletes brings prestige and other benefits to the whole country.
When media coverage of the Paralympics occurs in the Empire of the Normal, we could expect to see
a. most attention being given to athletes who appear to be "normal."
b. many athletes who have been seriously disfigured by the violence of war.
c. a disproportionate number of wheelchair sports events.
