Test Bank For A History and Philosophy of Sport and Physical Education 6Th Edition By Robert Mechikoff
Test Bank Chapter 2
Sumer, Egypt, China, and Mesoamerica
Multiple Choice
1.What cultural interests do ancient and modern civilizations share
in common?
A. admiring athletic ability and physical fitness.
B. participating in athletic competition.
C. the desire to play.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.
Answer: D
2.Historians, sociologists, and anthropologists have long noted the
significance of physical ability and physical expression. As a
result, they have reached which of the following conclusion:
A. The quest for survival during ancient times–and
modern time–was and is in some way facilitated in our
desire to play.
B. Play was indeed important, but only members of the aristocracy
were permitted to play. Children who were not members of the
aristocracy were prohibited from engaging in play.
C. The human race evolved, not because of anything that physical
ability and the expression of play may have contributed, but due
to mere chance and luck and nothing more.
D. Physical expression and physical ability has no direct or
indirect connection to the work of Charles Darwin who is credited
for developing the theory of evolution.
E. None of the above.
Answer: A
3.In the ancient world–as it is in the modern world–survival of an
individual, community, or nation depended in part on
A. physical prowess – physical fitness of the inhabitants.
B. highly skilled and disciplined warriors and soldiers.
C. a physical education program that provided instruction in
traditional military skills such as endurance running,
wrestling, and swimming to name a few.
D. holding athletic competitions that highlighted “combat sports”
such as the javelin throw, foot races, archery, and boxing.
E. All of the above.
Answer: E
4.According to Johan Huizinga, the author of Homo Ludens (loosely
translated as meaning “Man the Player”), the reason that humans engage
in play and related activities is because it is
A. enjoyable and fun
B. the one activity that separates humans from animals.
C. deeply religious and therefore provides meaning to life.
D. All of the above.
E. None of the above.
Answer: A
5.The Sumerians
A. inhabited an area in the ancient world known as Mesopotamia which
today is known as Iraq.
B. developed cuneiform writing over 5,000 years ago which
revolutionized the way people communicated.
C. developed an intricate political and economic system.
D. engaged in warfare as did most of the other political entities during
this time.
E. All of the above.
Answer: E
6.The “athletic” Sumerian king who is thought to have ruled during the
twenty-seventh century B.C. was
A. Heracles.
B. Gilgamesh.
C. David.
D. Malimesh the Great.
E. None of the above.
Answer: B
7.The Assyrian warrior-king Assurbanipal
A. was known to lead his troops into battle.
B. was a superb hunter.
C. was honored with odes and citations that demonstrated that in the
ancient world, there was a strong connection between sport and
religion.
D. claimed to have personally killed 1,000 lions.
E. All of the above.
Answer: E
8.Archeologists excavating the ancient city of Sumer have learned that
A. artifacts uncovered during the Early Dynastic period of Sumerian
civilization (3000-1500 B.C.) provide evidence that sports and games
were played.
B. combat sports such as boxing and wrestling date from around 2,000 B.C.
C. the Sumerians enjoyed fishing and boating.
D. the Sumerians enjoyed playing board games and children played with
toy chariots and boats.
E. All of the above.
Answer: E
9.Archeological evidence reveals that the Sumerians had two different views about the value or worth of the body.
AKings married a goddess each year to insure that their time on earth was of “godlike” quality and so everything about them, including their body and physical attributes had value.
B Ordinary people who lived in Sumer had little if any value so their body and whatever
physical attributes they possessed were meaningless.
CThe Sumerians were heavily influenced by Greek thought and culture and held the
body in high esteem and featured it – the human body — in their art.
DThe Sumerians believed that the body and attendant physical ability were essential elements in their culture and encouraged ordinary people to excel in athletic contests.
E. A and B only.
Answer: E
10.Egypt
A. traces its origins back almost 2,000 years ago where it was a
small village along the Red Sea.
B. had monarchs that engaged in sporting activities in order to present
themselves to the people as powerful and capable rulers.
C. Egyptian monarchs ideally were able to demonstrate their ability as
an athlete, warrior, and hunter.
D. B and C only.
E. All of the above.
Answer: D
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