WorksheetsSociology ch14 review
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
After the Industrial Age, the first true mass medium was…
a)
TV
b)
newspapers
c)
radio
d)
the Bible
2.
According to the text, the most popular form of mass media in America is the…
a)
computer/internet
b)
TV
c)
radio
d)
newspapers and magazines
3.
The part of the 1972 Education Act that tried to equalize federal money spent on men and women's athletics at college.
a)
Lilly Leadbetter Amendment
b)
Title I (Title one)
c)
Taft-Hartley Amendment
d)
Title IX (title nine)
4.
In sports, it's the practice of assigning roles of leadership and importance to whites.
a)
reverse discrimination
b)
stacking
c)
role reversal
d)
overloading
5.
What would be a sport that is is an example of competition against a standard?
a)
diving
b)
ski jumping
c)
swimming
d)
bowling
6.
What is an example of a sport that features indirect competition?
a)
figure skating
b)
baseball
c)
high jump
d)
gymnastics
7.
Which perspective would see sports as a way to reinforce gender and racial inequality?
a)
functionalist
b)
conflict
c)
interactionist
d)
surrealist
8.
When was the printing press introduced?
a)
AD 100's
b)
1400 AD
c)
1450's AD
d)
1650's AD
9.
The Internet was introduced for commercial use in which decade?
a)
1970's
b)
1980's
c)
1990's
d)
2000's
10.
The move from the realm of the sacred to that of the profane is called...
a)
secularization
b)
rationalization
c)
affiliation
d)
indoctrination
11.
Media executives and editors are part of the group that decides what issues will receive coverage and are called…
a)
web browsers
b)
agenda-setters
c)
agents of convergence
d)
gatekeepers
12.
The University of Kentucky, an all-white school, was defeated by this racially-diverse team in the NCAA Championship in 1966.
a)
Univ. of Memphis
b)
Middle Tennessee State
c)
Texas Western
d)
Southern Methodist University
13.
Contracting the HIV virus caused Irving "Magic" Johnson to retire early from this NBA team.
a)
Celtics
b)
Lakers
c)
Spurs
d)
Magic
14.
What was Muhammad Ali's name before he had it changed?
a)
Lou Alcinder
b)
James Thorpe
c)
Jim Brown
d)
Cassius Clay
15.
The tennis match between Billie Jean King and Bobby Riggs was called the...
a)
"Rumble in the Jungle"
b)
"Battle of the Sexes"
c)
"Thriller in Manila"
d)
"Greatest Show on Earth"
16.
In celebration, Brandi Chastain took her jersey off and exposed her sports bra after the US Women's soccer team won the World Cup in...
a)
1996
b)
1999
c)
2001
d)
2004
17.
Coach Jim Valvano led this unlikely underdog to a NCAA championship in 1983 before being diagnosed with terminal cancer.
a)
Western Kentucky University
b)
Oklahoma State University
c)
Middle Tennessee State University
d)
North Carolina State University
18.
The 1972 Munich Olympics massacre involved victims who were part of the Olympic team from which country?
a)
Switzerland
b)
Israel
c)
Jordan
d)
Iran
19.
In 1995, OJ Simpson was acquitted of murder. Earlier in his life, O.J. was a famous...
a)
pro baseball player
b)
pro football player
c)
pro basketball player
d)
Olympic track and field athlete
20.
In the 1968 Summer Olympic games, Tommie Smith and John Carlos were stripped of their medals for giving the "Black Power" salute on the podium. These games were played in...
a)
Munich, Germany
b)
Berlin, Germany
c)
Mexico City, Mexico
d)
Paris, France
21.
Which perspective would view sports as a way to unite members of a community and to foster the values of hard work and patriotism?
a)
functionalist
b)
conflict
c)
interactionist
d)
rationalist
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