SPMT 220 Final Exam – Study Guide, Revision Notes, and Practice Questions for
Exam Preparation
where is the International Olympic Academy located? - correct answer ✔✔Olympia
Which statement best describes Pierre de Coubertin's vision for the establishment of the IOC
and the Olympic Games? - correct answer ✔✔educational for the youth
What caused the U.S. government to enact legislation to radically change the sport structure in
America? - correct answer ✔✔1971 Munich Games- Lost in basketball tack and field
What is the best statement regarding the membership of the IOC? - correct answer
✔✔volunteers who represent the IOC and Olympic Movement in their country
Since the resurrection of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, politics has always been present
in one form or another? - correct answer ✔✔true
During the Ancient Games in Olympia, the main and only cultural contributor was that of the
athletic events. Therefore, without the Games every four years there was little activity. - correct
answer ✔✔false
Which is the best example of Olympism and sport ethics concerning aggression and violence? -
correct answer ✔✔I will play within the rules without attempt to harm other competitors
What is meant by the term 'The Olympic Programme' (in our spelling 'Program')? - correct
answer ✔✔Decisions on what sports are to be at the games
In past Olympics, swimsuits have become high-tech causing world records to be broken by
numerous swimmers from well-supported programs. The International Federation for swimming
, (FINA) made decisions to restrict materials used in swimsuits. This is an example of: - correct
answer ✔✔Unfair advantage
In the following instance, as an athlete to gain an advantage, I have found and use a
performance enhancer that currently is undetectable. What would this be considered? - correct
answer ✔✔Cheating
Undetectable substances - correct answer ✔✔Cheating
Advocated more pragmatic approach towards olympics and politics - correct answer ✔✔J.A
Samaranch
late 19th century - correct answer ✔✔• middle class, upper class, and working class
• sports in private schools and universities
• middle and upper class dominated the sport culture
-professionalization could allow the working class to compete with success
Corinthian - correct answer ✔✔-the most virtuous of amateur athletes:
-fairness and honor are valued about victory
-aristocratic patrons of sport
Social Elitism - correct answer ✔✔-born in Victorian England by the upper classes to exclude
those of the working class
-in 1870 the British Amateur Rowing Association passed a new law in regard to amateurism.
-the upper-class towers ruled that no person is an amateur "who is or ever has been by trade or
employment for wages a mechanic, artisan, or laborer or engaged in any menial duty."
-a rich man simply has more time to dedicate to sport
-Avery Brundage made a hard stand against professionalism
Exam Preparation
where is the International Olympic Academy located? - correct answer ✔✔Olympia
Which statement best describes Pierre de Coubertin's vision for the establishment of the IOC
and the Olympic Games? - correct answer ✔✔educational for the youth
What caused the U.S. government to enact legislation to radically change the sport structure in
America? - correct answer ✔✔1971 Munich Games- Lost in basketball tack and field
What is the best statement regarding the membership of the IOC? - correct answer
✔✔volunteers who represent the IOC and Olympic Movement in their country
Since the resurrection of the modern Olympic Games in 1896, politics has always been present
in one form or another? - correct answer ✔✔true
During the Ancient Games in Olympia, the main and only cultural contributor was that of the
athletic events. Therefore, without the Games every four years there was little activity. - correct
answer ✔✔false
Which is the best example of Olympism and sport ethics concerning aggression and violence? -
correct answer ✔✔I will play within the rules without attempt to harm other competitors
What is meant by the term 'The Olympic Programme' (in our spelling 'Program')? - correct
answer ✔✔Decisions on what sports are to be at the games
In past Olympics, swimsuits have become high-tech causing world records to be broken by
numerous swimmers from well-supported programs. The International Federation for swimming
, (FINA) made decisions to restrict materials used in swimsuits. This is an example of: - correct
answer ✔✔Unfair advantage
In the following instance, as an athlete to gain an advantage, I have found and use a
performance enhancer that currently is undetectable. What would this be considered? - correct
answer ✔✔Cheating
Undetectable substances - correct answer ✔✔Cheating
Advocated more pragmatic approach towards olympics and politics - correct answer ✔✔J.A
Samaranch
late 19th century - correct answer ✔✔• middle class, upper class, and working class
• sports in private schools and universities
• middle and upper class dominated the sport culture
-professionalization could allow the working class to compete with success
Corinthian - correct answer ✔✔-the most virtuous of amateur athletes:
-fairness and honor are valued about victory
-aristocratic patrons of sport
Social Elitism - correct answer ✔✔-born in Victorian England by the upper classes to exclude
those of the working class
-in 1870 the British Amateur Rowing Association passed a new law in regard to amateurism.
-the upper-class towers ruled that no person is an amateur "who is or ever has been by trade or
employment for wages a mechanic, artisan, or laborer or engaged in any menial duty."
-a rich man simply has more time to dedicate to sport
-Avery Brundage made a hard stand against professionalism
