Test Bank For A History
and Philosophy of Sport
and Physical Educa�on
From Ancient
Civiliza�ons to the
Modern World 8 th
Edi�on By Robert
Mechikoff (All Chapters
100% Original Verified
A+ Grade)
,Chapter 1
Student name:__________
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The first intercollegiate football pitted Harvard against Yale in 1869.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) According to Michael Oriard, early American football was played because it was fun and
provided upperclassmen with an opportunity to haze freshman.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Axiology, the branch of philosophy that seeks to determine the nature of values, is central to
understanding concepts such as sportsmanship and fair play.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) The authentic individual is one who seeks approval from others or who desires to conform to
the dress, language, and destination of the popular people in society.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) In existentialism, an individual is totally responsible for his or her actions and behavior.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) In existentialism, the focus on individualism necessitates a commitment to authenticity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) In existentialism, every person should have full opportunities to make choices and decisions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Existentialism focuses on the impossible.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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9) The athlete or coach who chooses existentialism as his or her personal philosophy abandons
all responsibility since the freedom to do whatever he or she wants eliminates the
requirement of personal responsibility.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) In the context of phenomenology, the body is viewed as the means of fundamental access to
the world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) The body, according to phenomenology, is not an instrument of the mind or the enemy of
reason.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Phenomenology shares some similarities regarding the nature of the body with empiricism.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) Empiricists explain that the reason individuals become aware or knowledgeable of
themselves and determine reality is due to a constant stream of sense data that is delivered to
the body via the senses. Phenomenologists accept this; however, they see no reason to limit
themselves to a stream of sensory date to determine reality.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) According to phenomenology, every experience comes loaded with meanings and qualities,
none of which can be explained simply by a sense organ's reception of a stimulus.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) The object of phenomenology is for the individual to go directly to the experience and decide
for himself or herself what meaning it has (if any) and what value it has—if any.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Both phenomenology and empiricism value the body as a source of information.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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17) The philosophical tenets of phenomenology and existentialism offer physical educators the
opportunity to promote subjective experiences that can enhance each individual.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) Pragmatism is one of the first philosophies to embrace metaphysical dualism.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) According to pragmatists, humans are embodied entities meaning that the mind or spirit is
one with the body and mind and body are integrated into one entity; where dualism defines
human existence into two parts—mind and body—pragmatism believes that humans are a
single entity that embodies mind, soul, or spirit and our corporeal nature into one entity, not
two.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
20) Which of the following statements is true of history?
A) When describing the utility of history, philosopher George Santayana noted that
progress depends on our ability to remember history because those who cannot
remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
B) Legendary football coach Norman Cousins opined that we must learn lessons from
our past, as "History is a vast early warning system."
C) Since humans are headed into the future, history is irrelevant, repetitive, and boring.
D) All of these answers are correct.
21) Which of the following is true of sports and athletes?
A) Sport was not very popular in ancient Rome as the people would rather spend their
free time at gambling parlors than at sporting events.
B) Racing syndicates that provided money, horses, and drivers for chariot races in Rome
were identified by the colors of the chariots that each syndicate favored.
C) Athletes of today have much in common with the athletes of antiquity who, like
today's athletes, competed to achieve fame, fortune, and glory.
D) The extreme sports that athletes compete in the twenty-first century are as intense as
the competitions and athletic displays of the ancients.
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and Philosophy of Sport
and Physical Educa�on
From Ancient
Civiliza�ons to the
Modern World 8 th
Edi�on By Robert
Mechikoff (All Chapters
100% Original Verified
A+ Grade)
,Chapter 1
Student name:__________
TRUE/FALSE - Write 'T' if the statement is true and 'F' if the statement is false.
1) The first intercollegiate football pitted Harvard against Yale in 1869.
⊚ true
⊚ false
2) According to Michael Oriard, early American football was played because it was fun and
provided upperclassmen with an opportunity to haze freshman.
⊚ true
⊚ false
3) Axiology, the branch of philosophy that seeks to determine the nature of values, is central to
understanding concepts such as sportsmanship and fair play.
⊚ true
⊚ false
4) The authentic individual is one who seeks approval from others or who desires to conform to
the dress, language, and destination of the popular people in society.
⊚ true
⊚ false
5) In existentialism, an individual is totally responsible for his or her actions and behavior.
⊚ true
⊚ false
6) In existentialism, the focus on individualism necessitates a commitment to authenticity.
⊚ true
⊚ false
7) In existentialism, every person should have full opportunities to make choices and decisions.
⊚ true
⊚ false
8) Existentialism focuses on the impossible.
⊚ true
⊚ false
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,Chapter 1
9) The athlete or coach who chooses existentialism as his or her personal philosophy abandons
all responsibility since the freedom to do whatever he or she wants eliminates the
requirement of personal responsibility.
⊚ true
⊚ false
10) In the context of phenomenology, the body is viewed as the means of fundamental access to
the world.
⊚ true
⊚ false
11) The body, according to phenomenology, is not an instrument of the mind or the enemy of
reason.
⊚ true
⊚ false
12) Phenomenology shares some similarities regarding the nature of the body with empiricism.
⊚ true
⊚ false
13) Empiricists explain that the reason individuals become aware or knowledgeable of
themselves and determine reality is due to a constant stream of sense data that is delivered to
the body via the senses. Phenomenologists accept this; however, they see no reason to limit
themselves to a stream of sensory date to determine reality.
⊚ true
⊚ false
14) According to phenomenology, every experience comes loaded with meanings and qualities,
none of which can be explained simply by a sense organ's reception of a stimulus.
⊚ true
⊚ false
15) The object of phenomenology is for the individual to go directly to the experience and decide
for himself or herself what meaning it has (if any) and what value it has—if any.
⊚ true
⊚ false
16) Both phenomenology and empiricism value the body as a source of information.
⊚ true
⊚ false
Version 1 2
, Chapter 1
17) The philosophical tenets of phenomenology and existentialism offer physical educators the
opportunity to promote subjective experiences that can enhance each individual.
⊚ true
⊚ false
18) Pragmatism is one of the first philosophies to embrace metaphysical dualism.
⊚ true
⊚ false
19) According to pragmatists, humans are embodied entities meaning that the mind or spirit is
one with the body and mind and body are integrated into one entity; where dualism defines
human existence into two parts—mind and body—pragmatism believes that humans are a
single entity that embodies mind, soul, or spirit and our corporeal nature into one entity, not
two.
⊚ true
⊚ false
MULTIPLE CHOICE - Choose the one alternative that best completes the statement or
answers the question.
20) Which of the following statements is true of history?
A) When describing the utility of history, philosopher George Santayana noted that
progress depends on our ability to remember history because those who cannot
remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
B) Legendary football coach Norman Cousins opined that we must learn lessons from
our past, as "History is a vast early warning system."
C) Since humans are headed into the future, history is irrelevant, repetitive, and boring.
D) All of these answers are correct.
21) Which of the following is true of sports and athletes?
A) Sport was not very popular in ancient Rome as the people would rather spend their
free time at gambling parlors than at sporting events.
B) Racing syndicates that provided money, horses, and drivers for chariot races in Rome
were identified by the colors of the chariots that each syndicate favored.
C) Athletes of today have much in common with the athletes of antiquity who, like
today's athletes, competed to achieve fame, fortune, and glory.
D) The extreme sports that athletes compete in the twenty-first century are as intense as
the competitions and athletic displays of the ancients.
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