KIN 2501 Quizzes on Final Exam
Questions and Answers
There were two significant events initiated at the 1920 Olympic Games in
Antwerp. What were they?
Select one:
a. athletes took the Olympic oath before the general public
b. the five ring Olympic flag was unveiled at the Games
c. the Olympic flame remained unlit at these Games
d. a and b
e. a and c - -d. a and b
- Broken time involved
Select one:
a. a situation in which athletes were reimbursed for time lost from work
when they were traveling and competing in the Olympic Games
b. the split time in a long distance track and field event in the Olympic
Games
c. the allocation of more practice time while warming up in an Olympic event
d. the split time in a short sprint track and field race in the Olympic Games -
-a. a situation in which athletes were reimbursed for time lost from work
when they were traveling and competing in the Olympic Games
- How many gold medals did Jess Owens win in the 1936 Olympic Games?
Select one:
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four - -d. four
- The superstar of the 1936 Olympics was not a member of the Aryan race
from Germany as Hitler had hoped for but rather an African-American from
the Unites States. Who was this athlete?
Select one:
a. Jack Parker
b. Jesse Owens
c. Marty Glickman
d. Avery Brundage - -b. Jesse Owens
, - T/F Pierre de Coubertin was highly supportive of women participating in the
Olympic Games. - -False
- T/F The Paris Olympiad in 1924 was the last time that tennis was on the
program for more than half a century. It would return in 1988. - -True
- T/F In the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Pierre de Coubertin was
overruled when he wanted to include the "aggressor" nations during WWI to
show that sport provided a means to heal and a means to peace. - -True
- T/F The notion of amateurism was one of the most volatile issues that the
Olympic Games had to deal with in the twentieth century. - -True
- T/F The 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin Germany were referred to as
the "Nazi Olympics." - -True
- T/F In the 1932 Olympic Games, Babe Didrikson was penalized in the high
jump because she "dived" over the bar which was illegal at that time. - -True
- The 1956 Summer Olympic Games were held in
Select one:
a. Cortina, Italy
b. Oslo, Norway
c. Melbourne, Australia
d. Sydney, Australia - -c. Melbourne, Australia
- T/F In 1964, the Russian and Polish athletes dominated in boxing with one
exception - the American Cassius Clay won the gold medal in the
heavyweight division. He would later become the world champion. - -False
- T/F The decision to hold the 1948 Olympiad in London was embraced by all
of the citizens of London. - -False
- The most popular athlete in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games was
Select one:
a. Ray Norton, 4X400 relay
b. Abebe Bikila, marathoner
c. Rafer Johnson, decathlete
d. Wilma Rudolph, sprinter - -b. Abebe Bikila, marathoner
- The 1983 movie Running Brave is based on the incredible life of this 1964
Olympic star.
Questions and Answers
There were two significant events initiated at the 1920 Olympic Games in
Antwerp. What were they?
Select one:
a. athletes took the Olympic oath before the general public
b. the five ring Olympic flag was unveiled at the Games
c. the Olympic flame remained unlit at these Games
d. a and b
e. a and c - -d. a and b
- Broken time involved
Select one:
a. a situation in which athletes were reimbursed for time lost from work
when they were traveling and competing in the Olympic Games
b. the split time in a long distance track and field event in the Olympic
Games
c. the allocation of more practice time while warming up in an Olympic event
d. the split time in a short sprint track and field race in the Olympic Games -
-a. a situation in which athletes were reimbursed for time lost from work
when they were traveling and competing in the Olympic Games
- How many gold medals did Jess Owens win in the 1936 Olympic Games?
Select one:
a. one
b. two
c. three
d. four - -d. four
- The superstar of the 1936 Olympics was not a member of the Aryan race
from Germany as Hitler had hoped for but rather an African-American from
the Unites States. Who was this athlete?
Select one:
a. Jack Parker
b. Jesse Owens
c. Marty Glickman
d. Avery Brundage - -b. Jesse Owens
, - T/F Pierre de Coubertin was highly supportive of women participating in the
Olympic Games. - -False
- T/F The Paris Olympiad in 1924 was the last time that tennis was on the
program for more than half a century. It would return in 1988. - -True
- T/F In the 1920 Olympic Games in Antwerp, Pierre de Coubertin was
overruled when he wanted to include the "aggressor" nations during WWI to
show that sport provided a means to heal and a means to peace. - -True
- T/F The notion of amateurism was one of the most volatile issues that the
Olympic Games had to deal with in the twentieth century. - -True
- T/F The 1936 Olympic Games held in Berlin Germany were referred to as
the "Nazi Olympics." - -True
- T/F In the 1932 Olympic Games, Babe Didrikson was penalized in the high
jump because she "dived" over the bar which was illegal at that time. - -True
- The 1956 Summer Olympic Games were held in
Select one:
a. Cortina, Italy
b. Oslo, Norway
c. Melbourne, Australia
d. Sydney, Australia - -c. Melbourne, Australia
- T/F In 1964, the Russian and Polish athletes dominated in boxing with one
exception - the American Cassius Clay won the gold medal in the
heavyweight division. He would later become the world champion. - -False
- T/F The decision to hold the 1948 Olympiad in London was embraced by all
of the citizens of London. - -False
- The most popular athlete in the 1960 Rome Olympic Games was
Select one:
a. Ray Norton, 4X400 relay
b. Abebe Bikila, marathoner
c. Rafer Johnson, decathlete
d. Wilma Rudolph, sprinter - -b. Abebe Bikila, marathoner
- The 1983 movie Running Brave is based on the incredible life of this 1964
Olympic star.
