Amateur and Professional Sport Quiz

What is the underlying concept and value of amateur sports according to the public school boys?

• Celebrity status and endorsements

• Teamwork and communication

• Financial gain and competition

• Physical endeavor and moral integrity

What is the definition of a professional performer?

• Someone who competes for personal development

• Someone who competes for social status

• Someone who competes for financial gain

• Someone who competes for the love of the sport

Why did the public school boys embed strict amateur codes into the sports they rationalized?

• To limit participation for working class people

• To increase the commercial value of the sports

• To ensure fair play and sportsmanship

• To attract more spectators to the games

What was the main reason for the public school boys to keep sports amateur?

• To maintain athleticism and moral integrity

• To avoid pressure to succeed in competitions

• To exclude working class people from participating

• To increase the exclusivity of the sports

What led to the development of professional sports from amateur sports?

• Lack of funding for amateur sports

• Increased transport links and pressure to perform well

• Decreased interest from the upper classes

• Lack of participation from the working class

What was the primary reason for the upper classes to rationalize and codify sports?

• To improve the health and fitness of the working class

• To increase the commercial value of the sports

• To promote teamwork and communication in society

• To maintain exclusivity and control over the sports

What effect did the Industrial Revolution have on the spread of sports from the upper classes to the entire population?

• It decreased the interest in sports among the working class

• It limited the access of working class people to sports facilities

• It increased the transport links and pressure to perform well

• It led to the decline of amateur sports

What was the main reason for the upper classes to set up sports teams in factories and workforces?

• To increase the commercial value of the sports

• To maintain exclusivity and control over the sports

• To improve the health and fitness of the working class

• To exclude working class people from participating

What was the impact of paying bonuses to factory workers for good performance in sports?

• It led to the development of professional sports

• It maintained athleticism and moral integrity

• It increased the exclusivity of the sports

• It led to the decline of professional sports

What was the primary reason for the upper classes to keep sports amateur for a long period of time?

• To increase the commercial value of the sports

• To avoid pressure to succeed in competitions

• To maintain athleticism and moral integrity

• To exclude working class people from participating