Professional Athletes

What does Singletary say that he now realizes in “Pro Athletes’ Salaries Aren’t Overly Exorbitant”?

• Owners and players are selfish and want to destroy sports.

• He deserves to be paid the same as his teammates.

• He refuses to give up everything to play a professional sport.

• Advertisers are unwilling to pay athletes high salaries.

Singletary supports the claim of his argument in “Pro Athletes’ Salaries Aren’t Overly Exorbitant” when he says that athletes

• are moving into a “more power to ’em” position

• should be happy to be paid for playing a game

• deserve to be paid as much as fans will pay

• will cause sports to be restructured

Which of the following best restates the claim of the argument in “Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?”

• Teachers’ salaries should be increased.

• Society should stop glorifying athletes

• Sports should be banned fromtelevision.

• Athletes are paid too much to play sports.

In “Do Professional Athletes Get Paid Too Much?” Hjelm uses a stereotype about athletes when he says

• “Fifty years ago, only the 40-home-run outfielder would make a huge salary.”

• “Athletes are paid far too much for simply playing games.”

• “They have no ability to relate to the public.”

• “Eight-figure deals are not something to be yawned at”

Both of the writers would agree that

• owners deserve all the money that society has

• athletes should be paid more money than teachers

• students should be able to enter sports earlier

• athletes’ salaries will harm their sports one day

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What is compensation?

• obligation

• payment

• ransom

• fine

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Brevity means

• importance

• discussion

• shortness

• entertainment

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What is a dissenter?

• a person who holds a different opinion

• a writer who comments on an opinion

• someone who wants to hear a newopinion

• an athlete who advises others on decisions

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Entitlement is the state of

• wanting to rename something

• having a claim to something

• desiring a new structure or plan

• deserving to play sports professionally

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Voracious means possessing

• incredible talent

• unlimited desire

• uncommon sense

• absolute certainty

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