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1Sport participation among older people around the turn of the century was not encouraged because it was believed that older people were
A)not interested in health issues.
B)already overly active in sports.
C)too competitive to play most sports safely.
D)physically unable to engage in strenuous activities.


2In the “Breaking Barriers” box, it is shown that through most of history
A)people have felt comfortable around others who have disabilities
B)disabled people have had impairments, making them seriously abnormal.
C)people who are normal have accepted those with physical disabilities.
D)disability is tied to the ways that people give meaning to difference.


3The chapter emphasizes that history of sports since 1920 has emerged in connection with
A)climate changes associated with global warming.
B)struggles over how sports are organized and who plays and sponsors them.
C)the game preferences of working-class people in rural areas.
D)the social importance of changes in American political ideology.


4After reading the social history time line since 1920, we can conclude that
A)every new pro sport league has thrived and succeeded financially.
B)commercialization is a longstanding problem in college sports.
C)racial issues were not a part of sports until the 1960s.
D)the influence of television was strong in 1920 but weakened after that time.


5A survey of sports played between 1920 and today indicates that
A)sports have always been open to people regardless of background.
B)there has never been complete agreement on the purpose of sports
C)fitness has always been more important than winning in sports.
D)the importance of winning has never changed in people’s minds.


6The most contentious struggles since the 1920s have revolved around
A)who participates in mainstream organized sports.
B)the rules that determine whether a sport is an official Olympic sport.
C)the issues of safety and injury.
D)the playing of the national anthem before sport events.


7Since 1920 there has been a clear trend toward making sports into
A)public activities rather than commercial activities.
B)activities that are free of technology.
C)less formal and more free-spirited activities.
D)more organized and rationalized activities.


8Unlike sports prior to the 20th century, today’s organized competitive sports are often influenced by
A)religious organizations.
B)the values of the people who participate in them.
C)profit-making and commercial interests.
D)providing diversions for the masses.


9There was a significant shift in sport sponsorship patterns during the 1980s. This shift was caused by
A)antitax sentiments and the growth of corporate power.
B)soft drink consumption patterns among British youth.
C)the need to sell health insurance to working-class people.
D)the call for gender equity in sports.


10Overall, historical changes in sports have
A)occurred in predictable evolutionary patterns.
B)occurred in connection with struggles over values, power, and resources.
C)gone hand in hand with the increasing corruption of sport.
D)reflected military and economic developments in all societies.





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