1. Our code of Olympic Amateurism stems from (a)the Ancient Greek Olympic Games. (b)the American Populist Movement of the late 19th century. (c)a Frenchman who loved the 19th century British Aristocracy. (d)German desires to build a master race based on Greek ideals.
1. Our code of Olympic Amateurism stems from
(a)the Ancient Greek Olympic Games.
(b)the American Populist Movement of the late 19th century.
(c)a Frenchman who loved the 19th century British Aristocracy.
(d)German desires to build a master race based on Greek ideals.
2. The NCAA imposes the “death penalty” by
(a)dismissing a school’s entire coaching staff.
(b)prohibiting a school from offering any athletic scholarships.
(c)prohibiting a school from playing members of the NCAA.
(d)forcing a school to eliminate the sport.
3. The notion of a “student-athlete” was developed in order to
(a)assert the primacy of education.
(b)eliminate under-the-table payments to athletes.
(c)keep athletes from filing for workers’ compensation.
(d)prevent gambling scandals.
4. Why have schools like Florida State or Michigan State placed such an emphasis on athletics?
5. Use human capital theory to explain why graduation rates for women’s basketball players are so much higher than those for men’s basketball players.
6. In Clotfelter’s 2011 study of athletic department revenue from 98 state universities______________percent comes from live ticket sales:
a. 90%
b. 10%
c. 35%
d. 25%
7. Why might the cost of a football program be overstated?
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