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PE 106 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The Chinese were among the first people to try to use physical exercise as a way
of maintaining health and preventing disease. - correct-answer -TRUE
The ancient Greeks developed the ideal of amateur competition. - correct-answer
-FALSE
The Athenians believed in the harmonious development of both the mind and the
body. - correct-answer -TRUE
The basic aim of the Greek gymnasium training was the development of the
qualities of the person through the use of physical means. - correct-answer -TRUE
The Athenian women received physical education training just as the men did. -
correct-answer -FALSE
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Early Greek competitions emphasized war skills. - correct-answer -TRUE
The ancient Olympic games held events for both men and women. - correct-
answer -FALSE
There were no high-level athletic competitions available for the women during the
epoch of the ancient Olympic games. - correct-answer -FALSE
Many of the ancient competitions, such as the Olympic games, probably began as
funeral games. - correct-answer -TRUE
The Sport Dichotomy refers to: - correct-answer -the growth or control of sport
along class lines
Education during the Middle Ages was usually for: - correct-answer -the nobility
or upper classes
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Renaissance education began a trend toward imitating the educational patterns
and ideas of the: - correct-answer -ancient Athenian and Roman education
Richard Mulcaster believed that:
A. believed physical activity could put the mind and body in harmony
B. believed in making the student want to learn
C. considered moral education the most important aspect of education
D. all of these are correct - correct-answer -D. all of these are correct
Who thought that play was essential to child development? - correct-answer -
Friedrich Froebel
What most closely resembles the views of Saint Thomas Aquinas? - correct-
answer -In order to achieve happiness, perfection in both the soul and body are
necessary.
The Protestant belief that everyone had the right to read and interpret the
scriptures led to: - correct-answer -an increased interest in education for the
general public.
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Renaissance sport was characterized by:
A. university sports which closely resemble today's intramural programs, rather
than varsity athletics.
B. schools trying to suppress or limit sports activities because they were believed
to interfere with academic studies.
C. sport in a low-level, informal state. Games had general forms and rules, but
they were not standardized
D. all of the above - correct-answer -D. all of the above
The 17th century saw the rise of the realists, whose goal was to tie education to
reality, or life as it really was. Which of the following is an accurate description of
one of the three groups of realists?
A. the humanist realists wanted to retain classical education as the foundation for
all education, but emphasize content over style
B. the social realists believed that the goal of education should be preparation for
a career
C. the sense realists, believed that knowledge was best obtained through
observation and experience
D. all of the above - correct-answer -D. all of the above
During the Middle Ages, sports were split into different types of activities for the
upper and lower classes. - correct-answer -TRUE
PE 106 2026 ACTUAL QUESTIONS
WITH VERIFIED SOLUTIONS
The Chinese were among the first people to try to use physical exercise as a way
of maintaining health and preventing disease. - correct-answer -TRUE
The ancient Greeks developed the ideal of amateur competition. - correct-answer
-FALSE
The Athenians believed in the harmonious development of both the mind and the
body. - correct-answer -TRUE
The basic aim of the Greek gymnasium training was the development of the
qualities of the person through the use of physical means. - correct-answer -TRUE
The Athenian women received physical education training just as the men did. -
correct-answer -FALSE
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Early Greek competitions emphasized war skills. - correct-answer -TRUE
The ancient Olympic games held events for both men and women. - correct-
answer -FALSE
There were no high-level athletic competitions available for the women during the
epoch of the ancient Olympic games. - correct-answer -FALSE
Many of the ancient competitions, such as the Olympic games, probably began as
funeral games. - correct-answer -TRUE
The Sport Dichotomy refers to: - correct-answer -the growth or control of sport
along class lines
Education during the Middle Ages was usually for: - correct-answer -the nobility
or upper classes
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Renaissance education began a trend toward imitating the educational patterns
and ideas of the: - correct-answer -ancient Athenian and Roman education
Richard Mulcaster believed that:
A. believed physical activity could put the mind and body in harmony
B. believed in making the student want to learn
C. considered moral education the most important aspect of education
D. all of these are correct - correct-answer -D. all of these are correct
Who thought that play was essential to child development? - correct-answer -
Friedrich Froebel
What most closely resembles the views of Saint Thomas Aquinas? - correct-
answer -In order to achieve happiness, perfection in both the soul and body are
necessary.
The Protestant belief that everyone had the right to read and interpret the
scriptures led to: - correct-answer -an increased interest in education for the
general public.
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Renaissance sport was characterized by:
A. university sports which closely resemble today's intramural programs, rather
than varsity athletics.
B. schools trying to suppress or limit sports activities because they were believed
to interfere with academic studies.
C. sport in a low-level, informal state. Games had general forms and rules, but
they were not standardized
D. all of the above - correct-answer -D. all of the above
The 17th century saw the rise of the realists, whose goal was to tie education to
reality, or life as it really was. Which of the following is an accurate description of
one of the three groups of realists?
A. the humanist realists wanted to retain classical education as the foundation for
all education, but emphasize content over style
B. the social realists believed that the goal of education should be preparation for
a career
C. the sense realists, believed that knowledge was best obtained through
observation and experience
D. all of the above - correct-answer -D. all of the above
During the Middle Ages, sports were split into different types of activities for the
upper and lower classes. - correct-answer -TRUE
