RECL 1P90 EXAM (Quiz 3)
Which of the following is one of the challenges faced by many public agencies in recent years?
a) budget cuts
b) increased resources
c) expanded priorities
d) increase in employees - ANS -a) budget cuts
What type of education includes after-school and evening classes and activities and programs
at the local school?
a) higher education
b) general education
c) special education
d) community education - ANS -d) community education
_______________________ ensures that an agency meets national standards and best
practices for recreation programs and services.
a) A certified playground safety inspector (CPSI)
b) A certified park and recreation professional (CPRP)
c) An aquatic facility operator (AFO)
d) The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) - ANS -d) The
Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA)
The purpose of the National Physical Fitness Program is to encourage, develop, and correlate
all activities related to physical development of the people through sports, athletics, and similar
pursuits.
True
False - ANS -True
The roots of public recreation can be traced to the southwestern part of the United States at the
turn of the 20th century.
True
False - ANS -False
Public recreation is focused on values that stress the quality of the leisure experiences over
profit and, in some cases, the customer.
True
False - ANS -True
, The first director of the provincial recreation program in British Columbia was Ian Eisenhardt, a
Vancouver Parks Board staff member who had been trained in Denmark.
True
False - ANS -True
Municipal recreation services provide opportunities at a state level, and state recreation
opportunities focus on the wants and needs of people of the entire nation.
True
False - ANS -False
Provincial recreation entities have all of the following responsibilities EXCEPT:
a) providing recreation services
b) coordinating programs.
c) planning and supporting research.
d) providing information and financial resources to program delivery services. - ANS -a)
providing recreation services
The certified park and recreation professional (CPRP) credential:
a) ensures that each playground meets the current national standards set by the American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC)
b) ensures that an agency meets national standards and best practices for recreation programs
and services
c) is granted to people employed in the recreation, park resources, and leisure services
profession who meet high standards of performance
d) is a state-of-the-art certification for pool operators and aquatic facility managers - ANS -c) is
granted to people employed in the recreation, park resources, and leisure services profession
who meet high standards of performance
The _________________________________ ensures that each playground meets the current
national standards set by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
a) certified playground safety inspector (CPSI) credential
b) Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA)
c) quatic facility operator (AFO) certification
d) certified park and recreation professional (CPRP) credential - ANS -a) certified playground
safety inspector (CPSI) credential
In delivering public services, the government's role is as an arm's-length provider when;
a) the government passes laws that leisure service providers and consumers must abide by
b) the government creates a special-purpose agency, such as a museum, that operates outside
the regular apparatus of government
c) the government department or agency develops and maintains leisure facilities, operates
programs, and delivers services using public funds and public employees
Which of the following is one of the challenges faced by many public agencies in recent years?
a) budget cuts
b) increased resources
c) expanded priorities
d) increase in employees - ANS -a) budget cuts
What type of education includes after-school and evening classes and activities and programs
at the local school?
a) higher education
b) general education
c) special education
d) community education - ANS -d) community education
_______________________ ensures that an agency meets national standards and best
practices for recreation programs and services.
a) A certified playground safety inspector (CPSI)
b) A certified park and recreation professional (CPRP)
c) An aquatic facility operator (AFO)
d) The Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA) - ANS -d) The
Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA)
The purpose of the National Physical Fitness Program is to encourage, develop, and correlate
all activities related to physical development of the people through sports, athletics, and similar
pursuits.
True
False - ANS -True
The roots of public recreation can be traced to the southwestern part of the United States at the
turn of the 20th century.
True
False - ANS -False
Public recreation is focused on values that stress the quality of the leisure experiences over
profit and, in some cases, the customer.
True
False - ANS -True
, The first director of the provincial recreation program in British Columbia was Ian Eisenhardt, a
Vancouver Parks Board staff member who had been trained in Denmark.
True
False - ANS -True
Municipal recreation services provide opportunities at a state level, and state recreation
opportunities focus on the wants and needs of people of the entire nation.
True
False - ANS -False
Provincial recreation entities have all of the following responsibilities EXCEPT:
a) providing recreation services
b) coordinating programs.
c) planning and supporting research.
d) providing information and financial resources to program delivery services. - ANS -a)
providing recreation services
The certified park and recreation professional (CPRP) credential:
a) ensures that each playground meets the current national standards set by the American
Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission
(CPSC)
b) ensures that an agency meets national standards and best practices for recreation programs
and services
c) is granted to people employed in the recreation, park resources, and leisure services
profession who meet high standards of performance
d) is a state-of-the-art certification for pool operators and aquatic facility managers - ANS -c) is
granted to people employed in the recreation, park resources, and leisure services profession
who meet high standards of performance
The _________________________________ ensures that each playground meets the current
national standards set by the American Society for Testing and Materials (ASTM) and U.S.
Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC).
a) certified playground safety inspector (CPSI) credential
b) Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA)
c) quatic facility operator (AFO) certification
d) certified park and recreation professional (CPRP) credential - ANS -a) certified playground
safety inspector (CPSI) credential
In delivering public services, the government's role is as an arm's-length provider when;
a) the government passes laws that leisure service providers and consumers must abide by
b) the government creates a special-purpose agency, such as a museum, that operates outside
the regular apparatus of government
c) the government department or agency develops and maintains leisure facilities, operates
programs, and delivers services using public funds and public employees
