Question 1

One in eight Canadians in general live below the poverty line, compared to one in _____ first-generation immigrants.

Accepted Answer

A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  Six 
A)  Three 
B)  Four 
C)  Five 
D)  Six A

Question 2

According to the prediction made about sport for development and peace organizations, we should expect these organizations to:

Accepted Answer

A)  lessen in importance and value in the eyes of both government and individuals 
B)  disappear entirely, as they become redundant 
C)  become less local and more international in purpose and structure 
D)  remain strong and likely increase in upcoming years 
A)  lessen in importance and value in the eyes of both government and individuals 
B)  disappear entirely, as they become redundant 
C)  become less local and more international in purpose and structure 
D)  remain strong and likely increase in upcoming years D

Question 3

In the future, it is predicted that our consumption experiences will be all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  On-demand 
B)  Interactive 
C)  Privatized 
D)  Homogenized 
A)  On-demand 
B)  Interactive 
C)  Privatized 
D)  Homogenized D

Question 4

Governments guided by neoliberal principles will:

Accepted Answer

A)  increase funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems 
B)  increase funding for research into appropriate programs for a society's problems 
C)  decrease funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems 
D)  demonstrate an increased interest in social programs of all types 
A)  increase funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems 
B)  increase funding for research into appropriate programs for a society's problems 
C)  decrease funding for social programs intended to deal with societal problems 
D)  demonstrate an increased interest in social programs of all types

Question 5

The task of looking to the future, and of anticipating the directions that sport and physical culture are going, requires all of the following EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Thinking about how contemporary trends are influenced by drivers of social change 
B)  Judging events of the past by present-day standards 
C)  Looking at the past and being sensitive to how events and trajectories are related to current trends 
D)  Thinking critically and comparatively about contemporary trends 
A)  Thinking about how contemporary trends are influenced by drivers of social change 
B)  Judging events of the past by present-day standards 
C)  Looking at the past and being sensitive to how events and trajectories are related to current trends 
D)  Thinking critically and comparatively about contemporary trends

Question 6

Which of the following is NOT considered, by some, a "lifestyle sport"?

Accepted Answer

A)  BASE jumping 
B)  Ultimate (Frisbee) 
C)  parkour 
D)  tennis 
A)  BASE jumping 
B)  Ultimate (Frisbee) 
C)  parkour 
D)  tennis

Question 7

While it is easy to predict that participation rates, generally, will decline for gridiron football, the authors suggest some unintended consequences. Which of the following was NOT suggested as one of these unintended consequences?

Accepted Answer

A)  Boys and young men from less affluent families will continue to aspire to play the game in the pursuit of educational opportunities 
B)  Girls and young women who have traditionally been denied the opportunity to play the sport may take to it in greater numbers 
C)  Sponsors and broadcasters will turn away from the sport, and its status in North American culture will subsequently decline 
D)  Boys and young men from minority racial and ethnic backgrounds will continue to aspire to play football in the pursuit of careers in professional sport 
A)  Boys and young men from less affluent families will continue to aspire to play the game in the pursuit of educational opportunities 
B)  Girls and young women who have traditionally been denied the opportunity to play the sport may take to it in greater numbers 
C)  Sponsors and broadcasters will turn away from the sport, and its status in North American culture will subsequently decline 
D)  Boys and young men from minority racial and ethnic backgrounds will continue to aspire to play football in the pursuit of careers in professional sport

Question 8

According to the authors' predictions for the future of sport in Canada, what will be the future role of NGOs?

Accepted Answer

A)  They will continue to, and perhaps increasingly, work to fill the gaps in sport left by governments. 
B)  They will work with governments to provide services to those who can afford user fees. 
C)  They will likely diminish in size and number as governments increase their efforts to provide sport programs to all in Canada. 
D)  They will shift their focus away from sport to social problems of a more national concern. 
A)  They will continue to, and perhaps increasingly, work to fill the gaps in sport left by governments. 
B)  They will work with governments to provide services to those who can afford user fees. 
C)  They will likely diminish in size and number as governments increase their efforts to provide sport programs to all in Canada. 
D)  They will shift their focus away from sport to social problems of a more national concern.

Question 9

Which of the following was NOT one of the predictions made about Canadian sport cultures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Participation rates will increase in lifestyle sports relative to mainstream sports 
B)  Sport will continue to be used, and may actually increase in use, as a site for political protest 
C)  Canadian sports cultures will become less diverse as choices narrow 
D)  Sport will continue to be governed by neoliberal political and economic ideologies 
A)  Participation rates will increase in lifestyle sports relative to mainstream sports 
B)  Sport will continue to be used, and may actually increase in use, as a site for political protest 
C)  Canadian sports cultures will become less diverse as choices narrow 
D)  Sport will continue to be governed by neoliberal political and economic ideologies

Question 10

The usual participants of parkour are:

Accepted Answer

A)  young females 
B)  older females. 
C)  young males 
D)  older females 
A)  young females 
B)  older females. 
C)  young males 
D)  older females

Question 11

A key critique not in the text of companies that offer charitable solutions to help low-income families participate in sport, like Canadian Tire's Jumpstart program, is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  They do not raise enough money to be of any use 
B)  They are not effective at targeting the right families in need 
C)  They fail to address the broader structural dynamics associated with economic inequality 
D)  They have a negative influence on a companies public relations and corporate branding efforts 
A)  They do not raise enough money to be of any use 
B)  They are not effective at targeting the right families in need 
C)  They fail to address the broader structural dynamics associated with economic inequality 
D)  They have a negative influence on a companies public relations and corporate branding efforts

Question 12

Who was it that gained further notoriety after telling Lebron James to 'shut up and dribble'?

Accepted Answer

A)  US President Donald Trump 
B)  Fox News journalist Laura Ingraham 
C)  Former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling 
D)  Former White House press secretary Sarah Saunders 
A)  US President Donald Trump 
B)  Fox News journalist Laura Ingraham 
C)  Former LA Clippers owner Donald Sterling 
D)  Former White House press secretary Sarah Saunders

Question 13

South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is put forward in the text as a good example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  A deviant Paralympian, after having been charged with murdering his girlfriend 
B)  A prosthetically enhanced athlete who began to surpass able-bodied athletes in terms of performance 
C)  An athlete capable of transcending post-apartheid racism due to his broad appeal in South Africa 
D)  An athlete whose success as both a Paralympian and Olympian allowed him to transcend the discriminatory structures of ableism 
A)  A deviant Paralympian, after having been charged with murdering his girlfriend 
B)  A prosthetically enhanced athlete who began to surpass able-bodied athletes in terms of performance 
C)  An athlete capable of transcending post-apartheid racism due to his broad appeal in South Africa 
D)  An athlete whose success as both a Paralympian and Olympian allowed him to transcend the discriminatory structures of ableism

Question 14

If you are examining the consequences of neoliberal forms of governance on Canadian society, what would you most likely find?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased inequality between the social classes 
B)  Declining businesses 
C)  A narrowing rich-poor divide and greater distribution of wealth 
D)  Increased relative wealth of the top 1% earners 
A)  Increased inequality between the social classes 
B)  Declining businesses 
C)  A narrowing rich-poor divide and greater distribution of wealth 
D)  Increased relative wealth of the top 1% earners

Question 15

Which of the following is the LEAST likely to be thought of as a main 'arrival city' for new immigrants first arriving into Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Vancouver 
B)  Montreal 
C)  Calgary 
D)  Toronto 
A)  Vancouver 
B)  Montreal 
C)  Calgary 
D)  Toronto

Question 16

Which of the following do the authors suggest or predict regarding the use of Indigenous mascots and logos for sports teams?

Accepted Answer

A)  The practice has almost entirely come to an end 
B)  The practice will eventually come to an end 
C)  It is unlikely the practice will ever come to an end 
D)  The endeavour to end this practice is more challenging than dealing with the ongoing impact of intergenerational trauma associated with the residential school system 
A)  The practice has almost entirely come to an end 
B)  The practice will eventually come to an end 
C)  It is unlikely the practice will ever come to an end 
D)  The endeavour to end this practice is more challenging than dealing with the ongoing impact of intergenerational trauma associated with the residential school system

Question 17

Which of the following helped directly bring about the rise of neoliberal forms of governance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s 
B)  The Cold War 
C)  The social and political upheavals of the 1960s and 70s in Europe and North America 
D)  The rise of conservative governments in Britain and North America in the 1980s 
A)  The rise of fascism in Europe in the 1930s 
B)  The Cold War 
C)  The social and political upheavals of the 1960s and 70s in Europe and North America 
D)  The rise of conservative governments in Britain and North America in the 1980s

Question 18

When it is believed that rational customers will be able to use their purchasing power to support prosocial societal changes by choosing the best services, we have a neoliberal approach to government funding referred to as:

Accepted Answer

A)  New management governance 
B)  new public management 
C)  restoration governance 
D)  democratic management 
A)  New management governance 
B)  new public management 
C)  restoration governance 
D)  democratic management

Question 19

With respect to technology, what would you argue to a friend will become an increasingly important component of formal and informal physical activity programs of all kinds?

Accepted Answer

A)  Television 
B)  video games 
C)  music videos 
D)  radio programs 
A)  Television 
B)  video games 
C)  music videos 
D)  radio programs

Question 20

All of the following are listed in the text as possible reasons for the declining rates of hockey participation in Canada EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  A rejection of some of the mainstream values that are commonly associated with organized hockey 
B)  A decline in Canadian hockey role models 
C)  Growing concerns about injuries and concussions 
D)  Greater interest in less expensive sports like basketball and soccer 
A)  A rejection of some of the mainstream values that are commonly associated with organized hockey 
B)  A decline in Canadian hockey role models 
C)  Growing concerns about injuries and concussions 
D)  Greater interest in less expensive sports like basketball and soccer

One in eight Canadians in general live below the poverty line, compared to one in _____ first-generation immigrants.

According to the prediction made about sport for development and peace organizations, we should expect these organizations to:

In the future, it is predicted that our consumption experiences will be all of the following EXCEPT:

Governments guided by neoliberal principles will:

The task of looking to the future, and of anticipating the directions that sport and physical culture are going, requires all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT considered, by some, a "lifestyle sport"?

While it is easy to predict that participation rates, generally, will decline for gridiron football, the authors suggest some unintended consequences. Which of the following was NOT suggested as one of these unintended consequences?

According to the authors' predictions for the future of sport in Canada, what will be the future role of NGOs?

Which of the following was NOT one of the predictions made about Canadian sport cultures?

The usual participants of parkour are:

A key critique not in the text of companies that offer charitable solutions to help low-income families participate in sport, like Canadian Tire's Jumpstart program, is that:

Who was it that gained further notoriety after telling Lebron James to 'shut up and dribble'?

South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is put forward in the text as a good example of:

If you are examining the consequences of neoliberal forms of governance on Canadian society, what would you most likely find?

Which of the following is the LEAST likely to be thought of as a main 'arrival city' for new immigrants first arriving into Canada?

Which of the following do the authors suggest or predict regarding the use of Indigenous mascots and logos for sports teams?

Which of the following helped directly bring about the rise of neoliberal forms of governance?

When it is believed that rational customers will be able to use their purchasing power to support prosocial societal changes by choosing the best services, we have a neoliberal approach to government funding referred to as:

With respect to technology, what would you argue to a friend will become an increasingly important component of formal and informal physical activity programs of all kinds?

All of the following are listed in the text as possible reasons for the declining rates of hockey participation in Canada EXCEPT:

Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society

Thinking Sociologically: Sport, Physical Culture, and Critical Theory

Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective

Sport and Social Stratification

Physical Culture, Sport, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Youth Sport and Physical Culture

Deviance, Sport, and Physical Culture

Violence and Sport

Sport and Health

Sport, Media, and Ideology

Sport, Politics, and Policy

The Business of Sport

Globalization, Sport, and International Development

Sport and the Environment

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Exam 16: Sport and the Future

One in eight Canadians in general live below the poverty line, compared to one in _____ first-generation immigrants.

According to the prediction made about sport for development and peace organizations, we should expect these organizations to:

In the future, it is predicted that our consumption experiences will be all of the following EXCEPT:

Governments guided by neoliberal principles will:

The task of looking to the future, and of anticipating the directions that sport and physical culture are going, requires all of the following EXCEPT:

Which of the following is NOT considered, by some, a "lifestyle sport"?

While it is easy to predict that participation rates, generally, will decline for gridiron football, the authors suggest some unintended consequences. Which of the following was NOT suggested as one of these unintended consequences?

According to the authors' predictions for the future of sport in Canada, what will be the future role of NGOs?

Which of the following was NOT one of the predictions made about Canadian sport cultures?

The usual participants of parkour are:

A key critique not in the text of companies that offer charitable solutions to help low-income families participate in sport, like Canadian Tire's Jumpstart program, is that:

Who was it that gained further notoriety after telling Lebron James to 'shut up and dribble'?

South African sprinter Oscar Pistorius is put forward in the text as a good example of:

If you are examining the consequences of neoliberal forms of governance on Canadian society, what would you most likely find?

Which of the following is the LEAST likely to be thought of as a main 'arrival city' for new immigrants first arriving into Canada?

Which of the following do the authors suggest or predict regarding the use of Indigenous mascots and logos for sports teams?

Which of the following helped directly bring about the rise of neoliberal forms of governance?

When it is believed that rational customers will be able to use their purchasing power to support prosocial societal changes by choosing the best services, we have a neoliberal approach to government funding referred to as:

With respect to technology, what would you argue to a friend will become an increasingly important component of formal and informal physical activity programs of all kinds?

All of the following are listed in the text as possible reasons for the declining rates of hockey participation in Canada EXCEPT:

Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society

Thinking Sociologically: Sport, Physical Culture, and Critical Theory

Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective

Sport and Social Stratification

Physical Culture, Sport, Ethnicity, and Race in Canada

Sex, Gender, and Sexuality

Youth Sport and Physical Culture

Deviance, Sport, and Physical Culture

Violence and Sport

Sport and Health

Sport, Media, and Ideology

Sport, Politics, and Policy

The Business of Sport

Globalization, Sport, and International Development

Sport and the Environment

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