Question 1

The Olympic Games were dedicated to Athena, the chief deity of the Greeks.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following is true?

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A)   according to Labib Boutros, Greek sports were based on divinities and worship rites that were borrowed from the Egyptians.
B)  Boutros strongly implies that the Greeks borrowed religion and athletic competitions from the Phoenicians and used these two cultural practices to establish the Olympic Games and other Athletic Festivals in Greece.
C)   the Phoenicians used ritual human sacrifice to celebrate athletic success that honored the god Melkart.
D)   All of the above
E)   A and B only.

Question 3

The ancient Olympic Games were first recorded to have began in

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A)   776 BC.
B)   900 BC.
C)   1896.
D)   1000 BC.
E)   None of the above.

Question 4

Which of the following is true?

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A)   classical scholars, such as William Fleming, connect the philosophy of existentialism with the ancient Greeks.
B)  Plato's philosophy is strongly tied to humanism because Plato's emphasis is that developing the body is always more important than developing the mind.
C)   Plato believed in democratic ideals
D)  the Greeks viewed their gods as idealized human beings with beautiful bodies. In order to gain favor with their gods, Greeks developed their bodies to look like the gods, thus honoring the gods.
E)   All of the above.

Question 5

Which of the following is true?

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A)   According to Miller, there is ample evidence that the Olympic Games were stopped once and for all in A. D. 435 by the Emperor Theodosius.
B)  Miller claims that when Emperor Theodosius II issued his decree (see above)  in A. D. 435, Greek religion and Greek athletics, already relics, ceased completely to play any meaningful role in society.
C)   In the Olympic Games of antiquity, virgin women were allowed to drive in the chariot races, as the "owner".
D)   None of the above
E)   All of the above

Question 6

Which of the following can be attributed to Socrates and Plato?

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A)   their dualistic approach to questions about human existence.
B)   they were two of the greatest philosophers of all time.
C)   their philosophical position of the body decisively influenced the status and purpose of contemporary physical education.
D)   All of the above.
E)   None of the above.

Question 7

Physical Education programs and athletic competition were only taken seriously in Athens and Sparta, the rest of the Greek world ignored P.E. and serious athletic competition

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 8

What two opposing ideas, according to Fairs, existed in Greece relative to the significance of the body and ultimately Physical Education?

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A)   Metaphysics and Ontology
B)   Naturalistic and Anti-naturalistic
C)   Roman sport and Cretian sport
D)   Platonic and Spartan
E)   Athenian and Cretan

Question 9

Jesse Feiring Williams advocated "education of the physical".

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Aristotle believed that it was essential that the rational soul be educated because the health of the mind was dependant upon the health of the body.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Sparta, like Athens, believed in "education through the physical" and appreciated the cultural contributions of the Athenians which were displayed in Sparta.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

Athenians, especially those influenced by Plato, believed in

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A)   establishing a harmonious relationship between mind and body.
B)   a person with an out of shape, flabby body was a disgrace and poorly educated.
C)   striving to resemble the gods (who were often depicted as perfect physical specimens)  by perfection of their physical beauty.
D)   All of the above.
E)   None of the above.

Question 13

The first Olympic Games

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A)   had one event, the Stade race--a footrace of 200 meters, about 600 ancient feet.
B)   had elaborate athletic facilities.
C)   were dedicated to the god Poseidon.
D)   awarded victors wreaths of holly
E)   none of the above

Question 14

Which of the following is true? Under Greek rules

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A)   Only male citizens of Greece could compete in the Olympic Games.
B)   Married women, with the exception of the priestess of Demeter, were not allowed to attend the Olympic Games
C)   The athletes competed nude.
D)   The most important officials at the Olympics were the Hellanodikai.
E)   All of the above.

Question 15

Wrestling took place at specially designated "schools" known as

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A)   Palestra's.
B)   Gymnasium.
C)   Arena.
D)   Lyceum.
E)   Academy.

Question 16

Which of the following is true?

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A)   Charles H. McCloy believed that the development of the body, "education of the physical", should be the priority of Physical Education.
B)   Jesse F. Williams believed that men and women are of an organic unity and opposed dualism.
C)  Both McCloy and Williams believed that our physical dimension is a significant part of our existence and should be a high iority in the educational curriculum.
D)   All of the above.
E)   None of the above.

Question 17

The Greeks developed a culture that

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A)   emphasized the pursuit of individual excellence in mind and body.
B)   promoted an appreciation of the arts and humanities.
C)   honored both athletic excellence and intellectual excellence.
D)   All of the above.
E)   None of the above.

Question 18

In the PHAEDO, Socrates

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A)   describes his epistemological position - how we acquire and validate knowledge.
B)   believes that humans can acquire authentic and valid knowledge through the body.
C)   the ideas we have of truth and knowledge are based on information that we receive from our bodily senses and are very reliable.
D)   describes why physical education and athletics is vitally important to Society.
E)   All of the above.

Question 19

With regard to the development of Greek sport

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A)   the origin of Greek sport has not been clearly established by scholars.
B)   there was a sharp distinction between amateur and professional athletes as described by H.W. Pleket and Slowikowski.
C)   there are two predominant schools of thought of the development of Greek sport; the traditional "rise -and- fall approach" and the view that Greek sport came about due to contact with other civilizations who practiced sport such as the Egyptians, Crete, and the Phonecians.
D)   Agon and Arete were common arguments that were used by philosophers who were opposed to the popularity of Greek athletics.
E)   A and C only

Question 20

The Cynosarges, a private gymnasium located in Athens, allowed non-Athenian parents to enroll their sons.

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A) True 
 B)False

Exam 3: Greece

Which of the following is true?

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The Cynosarges, a private gymnasium located in Athens, allowed non-Athenian parents to enroll their sons.

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Sparta, like Athens, believed in "education through the physical" and appreciated the cultural contributions of the Athenians which were displayed in Sparta.

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With regard to the development of Greek sport

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Which of the following is true?

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Jesse Feiring Williams advocated "education of the physical".

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Wrestling took place at specially designated "schools" known as

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Which of the following is true?

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The ancient Olympic Games were first recorded to have began in

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Which of the following is true? Under Greek rules

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The Olympic Games were dedicated to Athena, the chief deity of the Greeks.

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Which of the following is true?

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What two opposing ideas, according to Fairs, existed in Greece relative to the significance of the body and ultimately Physical Education?

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In the PHAEDO, Socrates

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The first Olympic Games

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Aristotle believed that it was essential that the rational soul be educated because the health of the mind was dependant upon the health of the body.

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Which of the following can be attributed to Socrates and Plato?

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Athenians, especially those influenced by Plato, believed in

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The Greeks developed a culture that

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Physical Education programs and athletic competition were only taken seriously in Athens and Sparta, the rest of the Greek world ignored P.E. and serious athletic competition

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