Question 1

From historical analyses, what do we know to be FALSE about the development of lacrosse in Canada?

Accepted Answer

A)  Promoter George Beers promoted lacrosse as part of Canadian national identity 
B)  From 1880 onwards, Indigenous players were welcomed and accepted as equals, when the game became formalized according to settler norms and ideals 
C)  The first white elite lacrosse club was the Montreal Lacrosse Club, formed in 1856 
D)  The sport's indigenous origins were ignored by may of its early settler founders and organizers 
A)  Promoter George Beers promoted lacrosse as part of Canadian national identity 
B)  From 1880 onwards, Indigenous players were welcomed and accepted as equals, when the game became formalized according to settler norms and ideals 
C)  The first white elite lacrosse club was the Montreal Lacrosse Club, formed in 1856 
D)  The sport's indigenous origins were ignored by may of its early settler founders and organizers

Question 2

Which of the following questions would be of least interest to historians of sport in Canada, who are intent on understanding the ways in which sport is socially constructed?

Accepted Answer

A)  What groups have power and resources in both sport and society? 
B)  Why are particular sports and athletes culturally revered, while others are ignored, even denigrated? 
C)  Why have certain ideologies persisted in Canadian sport? 
D)  Who is the best Canadian hockey player in history? 
A)  What groups have power and resources in both sport and society? 
B)  Why are particular sports and athletes culturally revered, while others are ignored, even denigrated? 
C)  Why have certain ideologies persisted in Canadian sport? 
D)  Who is the best Canadian hockey player in history?

Question 3

The best example of how we can consider a sociologist's perspective and bias, in order to better understand how this shapes the social context in which sport exists, would be:

Accepted Answer

A)  To analyse the sociologist's current mood and emotional state of mind at the time of research 
B)  To investigate the sociologists preconceived thoughts, ideas and assumptions, often rooted in previous experiences, about the subject matter 
C)  To assess the sociologist's likelihood or tendencies to cheat or manipulate data to obtain desired results 
D)  To obtain different perspectives and opinions of the sociologist's professionalism and competence from colleagues 
A)  To analyse the sociologist's current mood and emotional state of mind at the time of research 
B)  To investigate the sociologists preconceived thoughts, ideas and assumptions, often rooted in previous experiences, about the subject matter 
C)  To assess the sociologist's likelihood or tendencies to cheat or manipulate data to obtain desired results 
D)  To obtain different perspectives and opinions of the sociologist's professionalism and competence from colleagues

Question 4

Which of the following was NOT true about the ethos of 'amateurism' that pervaded Canadian sport for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries?

Accepted Answer

A)  It targeted equally people from all social classes who they wanted excluded from sport 
B)  It was applied to both male and female athletes 
C)  Rules associated with amateurism, at times, also excluded Indigenous athletes ('Indians') regardless of their professional status 
D)  Amateur status was not reinstated even if the athletes ceased to engage in professional sport, or were considered a professional in an entirely different sport 
A)  It targeted equally people from all social classes who they wanted excluded from sport 
B)  It was applied to both male and female athletes 
C)  Rules associated with amateurism, at times, also excluded Indigenous athletes ('Indians') regardless of their professional status 
D)  Amateur status was not reinstated even if the athletes ceased to engage in professional sport, or were considered a professional in an entirely different sport

Question 5

The 1926 amateur code proclaimed that an amateur was someone who had never done any of the following, EXCEPT:

Accepted Answer

A)  Sold or pledged his prizes 
B)  Taught or assisted in the pursuit of any athletic exercise or sport as a means of livelihood 
C)  Entered or competed in any athletic competition for a staked bet, money, private or public, or gate receipts 
D)  Received coaching or training assistance 
A)  Sold or pledged his prizes 
B)  Taught or assisted in the pursuit of any athletic exercise or sport as a means of livelihood 
C)  Entered or competed in any athletic competition for a staked bet, money, private or public, or gate receipts 
D)  Received coaching or training assistance

Question 6

Popular Canadian hockey discourse is almost exclusively about:

Accepted Answer

A)  Multinationalism and the celebration of Canada's cultural and ethnic diversity 
B)  White male bodies, connecting notions of whiteness and masculinity to what it means to be Canadian 
C)  Giving equal coverage and praise to the sustained success of men's and women's hockey in Canada 
D)  Recognizing the important role of hockey for residential school survivors 
A)  Multinationalism and the celebration of Canada's cultural and ethnic diversity 
B)  White male bodies, connecting notions of whiteness and masculinity to what it means to be Canadian 
C)  Giving equal coverage and praise to the sustained success of men's and women's hockey in Canada 
D)  Recognizing the important role of hockey for residential school survivors

Question 7

The period of industrialization that took place in the mid-1800s brought to Canada, as other countries, mass changes in:

Accepted Answer

A)  Language, technology and communication 
B)  Transportation, technology and language 
C)  Technology, communication and transportation 
D)  Communication, transportation and language 
A)  Language, technology and communication 
B)  Transportation, technology and language 
C)  Technology, communication and transportation 
D)  Communication, transportation and language

Question 8

Regarding indigenous sport in 2018, what can we be sure of?

Accepted Answer

A)  Racism directed toward indigenous peoples has almost entirely ceased to be a problem 
B)  Racial prejudice and discrimination directed toward Indigenous peoples continues to persist within the Canadian sport system 
C)  Indigenous athletes are no longer discriminated against 
D)  Indigenous athletes have equal opportunities to play the sport of their choice 
A)  Racism directed toward indigenous peoples has almost entirely ceased to be a problem 
B)  Racial prejudice and discrimination directed toward Indigenous peoples continues to persist within the Canadian sport system 
C)  Indigenous athletes are no longer discriminated against 
D)  Indigenous athletes have equal opportunities to play the sport of their choice

Question 9

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada used what term/phrase to describe the treatment of Indigenous peoples throughout Canadian history

Accepted Answer

A)  Nazism 
B)  Cultural genocide 
C)  Melting pot 
D)  Cultural mosaic 
A)  Nazism 
B)  Cultural genocide 
C)  Melting pot 
D)  Cultural mosaic

Question 10

Canada's first definition of amateurism (1873) clearly excluded:

Accepted Answer

A)  Women 
B)  Elites 
C)  Labourers 
D)  store owners 
A)  Women 
B)  Elites 
C)  Labourers 
D)  store owners

From historical analyses, what do we know to be FALSE about the development of lacrosse in Canada?

Which of the following questions would be of least interest to historians of sport in Canada, who are intent on understanding the ways in which sport is socially constructed?

The best example of how we can consider a sociologist's perspective and bias, in order to better understand how this shapes the social context in which sport exists, would be:

Which of the following was NOT true about the ethos of 'amateurism' that pervaded Canadian sport for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries?

The 1926 amateur code proclaimed that an amateur was someone who had never done any of the following, EXCEPT:

Popular Canadian hockey discourse is almost exclusively about:

The period of industrialization that took place in the mid-1800s brought to Canada, as other countries, mass changes in:

Regarding indigenous sport in 2018, what can we be sure of?

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada used what term/phrase to describe the treatment of Indigenous peoples throughout Canadian history

Canada's first definition of amateurism (1873) clearly excluded:

Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society

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Exam 3: Sport and Physical Culture in Historical Perspective

From historical analyses, what do we know to be FALSE about the development of lacrosse in Canada?

Which of the following questions would be of least interest to historians of sport in Canada, who are intent on understanding the ways in which sport is socially constructed?

The best example of how we can consider a sociologist's perspective and bias, in order to better understand how this shapes the social context in which sport exists, would be:

Which of the following was NOT true about the ethos of 'amateurism' that pervaded Canadian sport for much of the 19th and early 20th centuries?

The 1926 amateur code proclaimed that an amateur was someone who had never done any of the following, EXCEPT:

Popular Canadian hockey discourse is almost exclusively about:

The period of industrialization that took place in the mid-1800s brought to Canada, as other countries, mass changes in:

Regarding indigenous sport in 2018, what can we be sure of?

The Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada used what term/phrase to describe the treatment of Indigenous peoples throughout Canadian history

Canada's first definition of amateurism (1873) clearly excluded:

Sport and Physical Culture in Canadian Society

Thinking Sociologically: Sport, Physical Culture, and Critical Theory

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

Sport and the Future

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