SPMT 217 EXAM 2 questions well
answered already passed
Who is often called the first sports agent? - correct answer ✔✔C.C. Pyle
(pg. 269)
The two players who staged a joint holdout for a higher salary were? - correct answer ✔✔Sandy
Koufax and Don Drysdale
(pg. 269)
One of the first agents to represent individual athletes and a pioneer of the sport marketing
industry is: - correct answer ✔✔Mark McCormark
(pg. 170)
Which of the following does not describe the functions performed by a sport agent? - correct
answer ✔✔Negotiating the collective bargaining contract for the player or coach
What football agent was sentenced to five years in prison for swindling NFL players he
represented? - correct answer ✔✔Tank Black
,What is the name of the federal law signed by President George W. Bush regulating the conduct
of sport agents? - correct answer ✔✔SPARTA
(True or False): The oldest and most established sport agency is SFX sports group? - correct
answer ✔✔False
(True or False): The sports agent should not be concerned with marketing his or her client. -
correct answer ✔✔False
(True or False): A sport agent does not need to be a lawyer. - correct answer ✔✔True
(True or False): Athletes have always had agents. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following sports was the last used by arena owners in order to maximize their
revenues? - correct answer ✔✔Boxing
Which of the following is not a way owners have maximized revenues in modern arenas and
stadiums? - correct answer ✔✔Modernized Locker rooms
What type of indoor facilities is built with the primary purpose of hosting sporting and
entertainment events? - correct answer ✔✔Arenas
What type of outdoor or domed facilities is built with the intention of housing sporting and
entertainment events? - correct answer ✔✔Stadiums
What type of facilities is built to lure business meetings to a municipality? - correct answer
✔✔Convention Centers
, What type of facilities is primarily utilized for the presentation of live artistic entertainment? -
correct answer ✔✔Theatres
The main non-sport events for stadiums are: - correct answer ✔✔Concerts given by performers
(True or False): Hockey and basketball have more compatible sightlines than do football and
basketball. - correct answer ✔✔True
(True or False): Recent publicly financed sports facilities have proven not to earn great return on
investment. - correct answer ✔✔True
(True or False): Following the Americans with Disabilities Act, if a facility renovates, the whole
facility must be brought into compliance with the act. - correct answer ✔✔False
International Management Group (IMG) was founded in 1960 by: - correct answer ✔✔Mark
McCormack
(pg. 338)
The function of client marketing involves: - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
- developing entertainment extensions for clients
- locating appropriate endorsement opportunities for clients
- booking personal appearances for clients
(pg. 339)
answered already passed
Who is often called the first sports agent? - correct answer ✔✔C.C. Pyle
(pg. 269)
The two players who staged a joint holdout for a higher salary were? - correct answer ✔✔Sandy
Koufax and Don Drysdale
(pg. 269)
One of the first agents to represent individual athletes and a pioneer of the sport marketing
industry is: - correct answer ✔✔Mark McCormark
(pg. 170)
Which of the following does not describe the functions performed by a sport agent? - correct
answer ✔✔Negotiating the collective bargaining contract for the player or coach
What football agent was sentenced to five years in prison for swindling NFL players he
represented? - correct answer ✔✔Tank Black
,What is the name of the federal law signed by President George W. Bush regulating the conduct
of sport agents? - correct answer ✔✔SPARTA
(True or False): The oldest and most established sport agency is SFX sports group? - correct
answer ✔✔False
(True or False): The sports agent should not be concerned with marketing his or her client. -
correct answer ✔✔False
(True or False): A sport agent does not need to be a lawyer. - correct answer ✔✔True
(True or False): Athletes have always had agents. - correct answer ✔✔False
Which of the following sports was the last used by arena owners in order to maximize their
revenues? - correct answer ✔✔Boxing
Which of the following is not a way owners have maximized revenues in modern arenas and
stadiums? - correct answer ✔✔Modernized Locker rooms
What type of indoor facilities is built with the primary purpose of hosting sporting and
entertainment events? - correct answer ✔✔Arenas
What type of outdoor or domed facilities is built with the intention of housing sporting and
entertainment events? - correct answer ✔✔Stadiums
What type of facilities is built to lure business meetings to a municipality? - correct answer
✔✔Convention Centers
, What type of facilities is primarily utilized for the presentation of live artistic entertainment? -
correct answer ✔✔Theatres
The main non-sport events for stadiums are: - correct answer ✔✔Concerts given by performers
(True or False): Hockey and basketball have more compatible sightlines than do football and
basketball. - correct answer ✔✔True
(True or False): Recent publicly financed sports facilities have proven not to earn great return on
investment. - correct answer ✔✔True
(True or False): Following the Americans with Disabilities Act, if a facility renovates, the whole
facility must be brought into compliance with the act. - correct answer ✔✔False
International Management Group (IMG) was founded in 1960 by: - correct answer ✔✔Mark
McCormack
(pg. 338)
The function of client marketing involves: - correct answer ✔✔All of the above
- developing entertainment extensions for clients
- locating appropriate endorsement opportunities for clients
- booking personal appearances for clients
(pg. 339)
