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Kines 100 Exam 1 Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
Where does the 'We Are' chant come from? Answer: It began as a challenge to
obnoxious Ohio state fans.
which of the following are accurate regarding hair, race sport and 'we are'
stories at PSU?
1. In fall of 2019, a fan's expression of distaste for dreadlocks, chains and
tattoos by some football players created controversy.
2. In 1948, after returning from the Cotton Bowl where PSU desegregated the
New Year's day game, black students were still not accepted into State College
barber shops and this continued into the mid 1960s. There were boycotts
against segregated barbershops in happy valley but this did not end until mid
1960s. Answer: All of the above are true
Who was the first black player in the MLB? Answer: Jackie Robinson
Who was the first black student to graduate in 1904? Answer: Calvin Waller
In the first half of the 20th century, baseball was the most popular sport, the
national pastime of which countries? Answer: America, Japan
Ansel Adams Answer: photographer who exposed Americans to the beauty of
the American landscape. He was contracted by the government to take pictures
of the Japanese camps to show that they were happy.
Sports does two opposite things, what are they? Answer: - Sports unifies
- Sports divides
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Who were the two black players at the 1948 Cotton Bowl? Answer: - Dennis
Hoggard
- Wallace Triplett
Geertz 'Deep Play': what was the purpose of the cockfight? Answer: It was a
fundraiser for a new school
Geertz 'Deep Play': What were Clifford and his wife doing in Bali? Answer:
They were anthropologists, to study culture, to write a book telling Americans
about Bali.
Geertz 'Deep Play': What event transformed them from 'outsiders' to insiders?
Answer: When the cockfight got raided by the police, they fled like everyone
else.
Geertz 'Deep Play': Who was Jeremy Bentham and what is 'deep play?'
Answer: Bentham is a utilitarian and he believes that cockfights are immoral
and irrational.
'deep play' is where the bets are so large relative to the participants wealth that
it would be irrational to engage from a utilitarian standpoint.
Geertz 'Deep Play': What logic does Geertz find in cockfighting? Answer: They
are a structured display of status, kinship and social hierarchy. Betting follows
clear rules that reinforce alliances, loyalty and prestige. Money is viewed as
secondary and it is circulated instead of accumulated.
Large bets are a signal of seriousness and social engagement, not just financial
gain.
Geertz 'Deep Play': How are cocks a symbol? Answer: Cocks are a symbolic
extension of their owners courage, aggression and social standing.
Cocks represent the male ego
The ring and bet mirrors social alliances and rivalries in the village.
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The umpire symbolises fairness, law, authority and order in Balinese society.
Geertz 'Deep Play': What is an 'assemblage of texts'? Answer: Culture is not
found in a single story but a collection of multiple symbolic expressions.
Each practice e.g. cockfight, ceremony or festival contains layers of symbolic
meaning, just like a novel contains themes, metaphors and messages.
Cockfighting is one text among the many in Balinese culture.
Geertz 'Deep Play': How is a cockfight like macbeth? Answer: They are both
dramatic, symbolic and a reflection of human desires, conflicts and emotion.
Both are entertainment and a mirror of culture, human behaviour and social
structure.
Geertz 'Deep Play': Betting rules Answer: - toh ketengah is the center bet
between the principles. This bet is serious and is overseen by the umpire and
involves a large sum of money
-the outside bets are called toh kesasi. These are smaller bets between spectators
and the public.
Geertz 'Deep Play': The deeper the play... Answer: 1. The closer the
identification of cock and man. If owner sees the rooster as imporant= better
care. Rooster is a mirror of a man's courage and social identity.
2. the finer the cocks involved and the more exactly they will be matched.
Matching and handicapping makes the match more competitive and
unpredictable.
3. The greater the emotion that will be involved and the more the general
absorption in the match.
Kines 100 Exam 1 Questions with Answers
(100% Correct Answers)
Where does the 'We Are' chant come from? Answer: It began as a challenge to
obnoxious Ohio state fans.
which of the following are accurate regarding hair, race sport and 'we are'
stories at PSU?
1. In fall of 2019, a fan's expression of distaste for dreadlocks, chains and
tattoos by some football players created controversy.
2. In 1948, after returning from the Cotton Bowl where PSU desegregated the
New Year's day game, black students were still not accepted into State College
barber shops and this continued into the mid 1960s. There were boycotts
against segregated barbershops in happy valley but this did not end until mid
1960s. Answer: All of the above are true
Who was the first black player in the MLB? Answer: Jackie Robinson
Who was the first black student to graduate in 1904? Answer: Calvin Waller
In the first half of the 20th century, baseball was the most popular sport, the
national pastime of which countries? Answer: America, Japan
Ansel Adams Answer: photographer who exposed Americans to the beauty of
the American landscape. He was contracted by the government to take pictures
of the Japanese camps to show that they were happy.
Sports does two opposite things, what are they? Answer: - Sports unifies
- Sports divides
,2
Who were the two black players at the 1948 Cotton Bowl? Answer: - Dennis
Hoggard
- Wallace Triplett
Geertz 'Deep Play': what was the purpose of the cockfight? Answer: It was a
fundraiser for a new school
Geertz 'Deep Play': What were Clifford and his wife doing in Bali? Answer:
They were anthropologists, to study culture, to write a book telling Americans
about Bali.
Geertz 'Deep Play': What event transformed them from 'outsiders' to insiders?
Answer: When the cockfight got raided by the police, they fled like everyone
else.
Geertz 'Deep Play': Who was Jeremy Bentham and what is 'deep play?'
Answer: Bentham is a utilitarian and he believes that cockfights are immoral
and irrational.
'deep play' is where the bets are so large relative to the participants wealth that
it would be irrational to engage from a utilitarian standpoint.
Geertz 'Deep Play': What logic does Geertz find in cockfighting? Answer: They
are a structured display of status, kinship and social hierarchy. Betting follows
clear rules that reinforce alliances, loyalty and prestige. Money is viewed as
secondary and it is circulated instead of accumulated.
Large bets are a signal of seriousness and social engagement, not just financial
gain.
Geertz 'Deep Play': How are cocks a symbol? Answer: Cocks are a symbolic
extension of their owners courage, aggression and social standing.
Cocks represent the male ego
The ring and bet mirrors social alliances and rivalries in the village.
, 3
The umpire symbolises fairness, law, authority and order in Balinese society.
Geertz 'Deep Play': What is an 'assemblage of texts'? Answer: Culture is not
found in a single story but a collection of multiple symbolic expressions.
Each practice e.g. cockfight, ceremony or festival contains layers of symbolic
meaning, just like a novel contains themes, metaphors and messages.
Cockfighting is one text among the many in Balinese culture.
Geertz 'Deep Play': How is a cockfight like macbeth? Answer: They are both
dramatic, symbolic and a reflection of human desires, conflicts and emotion.
Both are entertainment and a mirror of culture, human behaviour and social
structure.
Geertz 'Deep Play': Betting rules Answer: - toh ketengah is the center bet
between the principles. This bet is serious and is overseen by the umpire and
involves a large sum of money
-the outside bets are called toh kesasi. These are smaller bets between spectators
and the public.
Geertz 'Deep Play': The deeper the play... Answer: 1. The closer the
identification of cock and man. If owner sees the rooster as imporant= better
care. Rooster is a mirror of a man's courage and social identity.
2. the finer the cocks involved and the more exactly they will be matched.
Matching and handicapping makes the match more competitive and
unpredictable.
3. The greater the emotion that will be involved and the more the general
absorption in the match.
