2024 CONTEMPORARY ISSUES IN
SPORTS FINAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS
The manager determines what types of jobs need to be performed and who
will be responsible for doing these jobs during the _____ function.
a. no answer text provided.
b. leading
c. organizing
d. planning - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. organizing
Which of the following is NOT a common element used to define
management?
a. Limited Resources
b. With and through people
c. Values, policy, and strategy
d. Achievement of goals/ objectives - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. Values, policy,
and strategy
The oldest rivalry in college began in 1875. What two schools are involved?
a. Harvard; Yale
b. Princeton; Rutgers
c. Wabash; DePauw
d. Army; Navy - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. Harvard; Yale
College football games became popular shortly after they started as student-
lead affairs after _____ became very interested in the results and making sure
their school won.
a. governors
b. alumni
c. university presidents
d. faculty - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. alumni
Two dynasties existed in basketball in the Sixties. This was the pro-level
dynasty with 11 titles in 13 years between 1957-1969.
a. Lakers coached by Pat Reilly
b. Lakers coached by John Wooden
c. Pistons coached by Chuck Dailey
d. Celtics coached by Red Auerbach - CORRECT-ANSWERSd. Celtics coached
by Red Auerbach
,Post-industrial man's relationship to nature is defined for Mandelbaum by
this aspect of basketball.
a. uniforms and minimal equipment
b. games played on man-made surfaces
c. high scoring games
d. global spread of the game - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. games played on man-
made surfaces
Basketball players and post-industrial workers share this trait in their roles -
especially opposed to football players and industrial workers.
a. creativity
b. time freedom
c. role definition
d. flexibility - CORRECT-ANSWERSd. flexibility
This player - who played collegiately at DePaul and then professionally for
the Minneapolis Lakers - is credited for transitioning college popularity to his
time as a pro. Mandelbaum compared him to what Red Grange had done for
football two decades earlier.
a. Oscar Robertson
b. Wilt Chamberlain
c. George Mikan
d. Bill Russell - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. George Mikan
What element of the sport of basketball does Mandelbaum argue limits the
role of the coach in basketball as opposed to football?
a. it is a continuous game
b. it is backwards-looking
c. it is a flexible strategy game
d. it does not involve set plays - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. it is a continuous
game
Mandelbaum argues basketball is a "generic game" because of a lack of what
two things compared to other games with netted goals?
a. more players and equipment
b. unsuitable surfaces and kicking
c. equipment and a goaltender
d. low scoring games and politicization - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. equipment
and a goaltender
The tension between a team-based game and individual star-making is most
felt in which sport, according to Mandelbaum.
a. basketball
b. football
c. hockey
, d. baseball - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. basketball
Mandelbaum cites a change in this media function as a continuing challenge
for sport in the 21st century.
a. less sports coverage
b. newspapers disappearing from print
c. news expansion beyond the field
d. TV money increasing to broadcast games - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. news
expansion beyond the field
What "parent-game" of football was directly used by English prep schools for
war training?
a. Callico
b. Rugby
c. Town ball
d. Soccer - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. Rugby
What football strategy takes its name from the German tactic in World War II
that translates to "Lightning war"
a. The blitz
b. The end around
c. The mad dog
d. The Hail Mary - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. The blitz
This coach- unique in that he played a defining role in high school, college
and professional football- is the man Mandelbaum wrote "did the most to
define the duties of the modern football coach."
a. George Gipp
b. Paul Brown
c. Josh Heisman
d. Amos Alonzo Stagg - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. Paul Brown
Mandelbaum considers this element- absent from baseball- a participant in
football
a. The clock
b. Referees
c. Weather
d. Helmets - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. The clock
Two dynasties existed in basketball in the Sixties. This was the college- level
dynasty with ten titles in 12 years between 1964-1975.
a. UCLA coached by John Wooden
b. Kansas coached by Phog Allen
c. North Carolina coached by Dean Smith
d. USC coached by Pete Carrol - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. UCLA coached by John
Wooden
SPORTS FINAL EXAM WITH
ANSWERS
The manager determines what types of jobs need to be performed and who
will be responsible for doing these jobs during the _____ function.
a. no answer text provided.
b. leading
c. organizing
d. planning - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. organizing
Which of the following is NOT a common element used to define
management?
a. Limited Resources
b. With and through people
c. Values, policy, and strategy
d. Achievement of goals/ objectives - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. Values, policy,
and strategy
The oldest rivalry in college began in 1875. What two schools are involved?
a. Harvard; Yale
b. Princeton; Rutgers
c. Wabash; DePauw
d. Army; Navy - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. Harvard; Yale
College football games became popular shortly after they started as student-
lead affairs after _____ became very interested in the results and making sure
their school won.
a. governors
b. alumni
c. university presidents
d. faculty - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. alumni
Two dynasties existed in basketball in the Sixties. This was the pro-level
dynasty with 11 titles in 13 years between 1957-1969.
a. Lakers coached by Pat Reilly
b. Lakers coached by John Wooden
c. Pistons coached by Chuck Dailey
d. Celtics coached by Red Auerbach - CORRECT-ANSWERSd. Celtics coached
by Red Auerbach
,Post-industrial man's relationship to nature is defined for Mandelbaum by
this aspect of basketball.
a. uniforms and minimal equipment
b. games played on man-made surfaces
c. high scoring games
d. global spread of the game - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. games played on man-
made surfaces
Basketball players and post-industrial workers share this trait in their roles -
especially opposed to football players and industrial workers.
a. creativity
b. time freedom
c. role definition
d. flexibility - CORRECT-ANSWERSd. flexibility
This player - who played collegiately at DePaul and then professionally for
the Minneapolis Lakers - is credited for transitioning college popularity to his
time as a pro. Mandelbaum compared him to what Red Grange had done for
football two decades earlier.
a. Oscar Robertson
b. Wilt Chamberlain
c. George Mikan
d. Bill Russell - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. George Mikan
What element of the sport of basketball does Mandelbaum argue limits the
role of the coach in basketball as opposed to football?
a. it is a continuous game
b. it is backwards-looking
c. it is a flexible strategy game
d. it does not involve set plays - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. it is a continuous
game
Mandelbaum argues basketball is a "generic game" because of a lack of what
two things compared to other games with netted goals?
a. more players and equipment
b. unsuitable surfaces and kicking
c. equipment and a goaltender
d. low scoring games and politicization - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. equipment
and a goaltender
The tension between a team-based game and individual star-making is most
felt in which sport, according to Mandelbaum.
a. basketball
b. football
c. hockey
, d. baseball - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. basketball
Mandelbaum cites a change in this media function as a continuing challenge
for sport in the 21st century.
a. less sports coverage
b. newspapers disappearing from print
c. news expansion beyond the field
d. TV money increasing to broadcast games - CORRECT-ANSWERSc. news
expansion beyond the field
What "parent-game" of football was directly used by English prep schools for
war training?
a. Callico
b. Rugby
c. Town ball
d. Soccer - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. Rugby
What football strategy takes its name from the German tactic in World War II
that translates to "Lightning war"
a. The blitz
b. The end around
c. The mad dog
d. The Hail Mary - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. The blitz
This coach- unique in that he played a defining role in high school, college
and professional football- is the man Mandelbaum wrote "did the most to
define the duties of the modern football coach."
a. George Gipp
b. Paul Brown
c. Josh Heisman
d. Amos Alonzo Stagg - CORRECT-ANSWERSb. Paul Brown
Mandelbaum considers this element- absent from baseball- a participant in
football
a. The clock
b. Referees
c. Weather
d. Helmets - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. The clock
Two dynasties existed in basketball in the Sixties. This was the college- level
dynasty with ten titles in 12 years between 1964-1975.
a. UCLA coached by John Wooden
b. Kansas coached by Phog Allen
c. North Carolina coached by Dean Smith
d. USC coached by Pete Carrol - CORRECT-ANSWERSa. UCLA coached by John
Wooden
