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| 1 | Using cultural theories as a guide for changing sports would lead to an emphasis on |
 | A) | achieving conservative and radical goals. |
| B) | changing symbols, vocabularies, and ideologies. |
| C) | changing socialization processes in families. |
| D) | regulating economic processes related to funding priorities. |
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| 2 | Using interactionist theories as a guide for changing sports would lead to an emphasis on |
| A) | achieving personal and radical goals. |
| B) | changing patterns of organization in sport organizations. |
| C) | developing alliances with people in sports. |
| D) | a strategic focus on inclusion and transformation. |
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| 3 | Using structural theories as a guide for changing sports would lead to an emphasis on |
| A) | changing people’s identities and role model priorities. |
| B) | developing alliances with people in sports. |
| C) | creating new symbols, values, and beliefs among people in sports. |
| D) | regulating economic processes related to funding priorities. |
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| 4 | When people use an inside vantage point for changing sports, the biggest problem is that by the time they have the power to exert influence, they will |
| A) | have a vested interest in maintaining sports as they are. |
| B) | be alienated and unwilling to work for changes. |
| C) | be so old that others will ignore them. |
| D) | lose their interest in sports and sport participation. |
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| 5 | When joining opposition groups to establish a vantage point for changing sports, a person is most likely to be successful when working to |
| A) | oppose mega-events such as the Olympic Games. |
| B) | create more diverse sport spaces at a local level. |
| C) | defeat legislation to build costly stadiums with public funds. |
| D) | establish media coverage of a new sport played by low-income girls. |
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| 6 | When highly visible and popular athletes become involved in efforts to change something related to sports, they usually have goals that are |
| A) | conservative. |
| B) | reformist. |
| C) | radical. |
| D) | a combination of reformist and radical. |
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| 7 | Which of the following efforts would a pro basketball player be most likely to join? |
| A) | a civil rights group that supports affirmative action |
| B) | a political group lobbying for curriculum changes in a school district |
| C) | a programme to improve reading skills among low-income children |
| D) | a group advocating a programme to eliminate poverty in a community |
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| 8 | Athletes who endorse transformational changes that involve deep structural and ideological changes in society are |
| A) | usually defined by their fans and by the local media as heroes. |
| B) | most successful when they avoid associating with established organizations. |
| C) | usually trying to enhance their celebrity on a global scale. |
| D) | likely to lose popular support and media coverage. |
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| 9 | The authors point out that celebrity athletes |
| A) | are usually failures when they endorse sports products. |
| B) | have little real power as change agents in society. |
| C) | sustain their celebrity by associating with politicians. |
| D) | have more power to change society than they have to sell game tickets. |
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| 10 | Being an effective change agent requires a vision of what sports and social life could and should be, a willingness to work hard, and |
| A) | a personal history of success as an athlete. |
| B) | a good reputation among people in sports. |
| C) | a job in a large, influential sport organization. |
| D) | an ability to rally the resources needed to produce results. |