RPK 100 Final Exam
Name: ___Hye Sil Kang___
Complete the final exam by
printing out this examination. Your final examination is due at the beginning
of the class, Tuesday, May 6, 2014 at 10 a.m.
There will be an in-class portion of the examination so please do not be
late. No late examinations will be
accepted. Any late or missing
assignments must be turned in before final exam will be graded. A service hour statement must accompany the
final examination supported by documentation evidencing service hours.
1. Recreation is defined as
a. fun & excitement during play
b. human
activities or experiences that occur in leisure time
c. tasks completed in obligated time
2. Leisure time is defined as
a. non‑obligated
time
b. work
c. assignments
d. time constraints
3. Play is usually associated, for better or
worse, with
a. non‑purposeful
outcomes
b. productive outcomes
4. The importance of play is often under‑estimated
or is discounted.
a. True
b. False
5. NRPA
stands for:
a. National Rodeo & Pony Association
b. National Rail Preservation Association
c. National
Recreation & Park Association
d. Nation Real Park Alliance
6. NRPA is
a. a professional association for program
facilitators
b. a professional
association for outdoor enthusiasts
c. a professional association for leisure
service professionals
7. NRPA us a special interest lobbying group
which can influence environmental legislation.
a. True
b. False
8. Integration and understanding of the
interplay between people, resources and policy issues is key to the success of
leisure services delivery.
a. True
b. False
9. Leisure has been studied by which of the
following, except:
a. Anthropologists
b. Entomologists
c. Economists
d. Psychologists
10. The history of recreation begins with the
a. Romans
b. Greeks
c. Paleolithic/Neolithic periods
d. Native Americans
11. Play is a form of
a. behavior
b. game
c. spectator sport
12. Play can occur during work or leisure.
a. True
b. False
13. Recreation takes place only during leisure.
a. True
b. False
14. The distinction between play and work may has
cultural overtones.
a. True
b. False
15. As discretionary time increases the
importance of recreation and the opportunity to recreate increases.
a. True
b. False
16. Anthropologist have linked sport and warfare
in tribal societies. The importance of
this interaction is:
a. the true act of war
b. the practice
of culture and gamesmanship
c. the development of games
17. The modern game of lacrosse is associated with
the games of the
a. Irish farmer
b. South Whales aristocrat
c. Native American
Indians
d. Portugese herdsmen
18. The first culture to
include wrestling, gymnastics and ball games which ultimately lead to the first
Olympics:
a. Masai
b. Greek
c. Roman
19. Participation in the Olympic games was
originally restricted to free-born individuals.
a. True
b. False
20. The Romans shared the theory about the
importance of recreation with the Greeks but Roman recreation was at first
under the control and direction of what social organization
a. Police
b. Priesthood
c. City Hall
d. Chiefs
21. The Greek
philosophy of recreation and leisure is (choose all that apply):
a. Equal access to recreation and leisure to all
classes
b. Unity of mind
and body and the strong relationship of all forms of human quality and skill.
c. Play was
essential to the healthy physical and social growth of children.
d. Intensive education about health, physical fitness
and the arts from a young age.
22. What religious/cultural group is credited
with the concept of the Sabbath?
a. Israel
b. Cherokee
c. Roman
d. Greek
23. What culture is credited with town planning
and the first planned parks?
a. Greek
b. Russian
c. Chinese
d. Indian
24. What culture is credited with the definition
of work as a lack of leisure?
a. Greek
b. Russian
c. Chinese
d. Indian
25. The Greeks were credited with leisure sought
for aesthetic or spiritual reasons while the Romans supported play for what
reason:
a. Fun
b. Utilitarian
reasons
c. Education
26. The Roman slogan “bread and circuses” refers
to the concept of
a. Entertaining
the masses
b. Purchasing circus tents
c. Educating the masses
27. In Roman times the number of public holidays
grew to _____ days per year in A.D. 354.
a. 20
b. 150
c. 200
d. 375
28. The corruption of recreation and leisure
focusing on human combat (boxing, wrestling, gladiators and fighting to the
death) is associated with which culture:
a. Greek
b. Russian
c. Chinese
d. Roman
29. The first commercialization of recreation
(spectator sport) is associated with which culture:
a. Greek
b. Russian
c. Chinese
d. Roman
30. The Roman emphasis on recreation and leisure
was lost during what period:
a. Post-industrial ages
b. Dark and
Middle Ages
c. Grecian ages
d. Classical ages
31. The __________ ages believed that “idleness
is the great enemy of the soul”:
a. Post-industrial ages
b. Dark
and Middle Ages
c. Grecian ages
d. Classical ages
32. The term renaissance means
a. Regain
b. Rebirth
c. Regroup
d. Recoil
33. During the renaissance period, the power
shifted from the
a. From the aristocracy to the commoner
b. From the
church to the nobleman (king)
c. From the nobleman (king) to the church
d. From the commoner to the aristocracy
34. Gulick defined play as the opportunity to do
what we want and enjoy that activity for the process alone.
a. True
b. False
35. James I was credited with the Declaration on
Lawful Sports which was the first step to moving away from the Puritan outlook
on sports and entertainment.
a. True
b. False
36. The first large planned parks were
a. Royal hunting
preserves
b. National monuments
c. State Parks
37. The concern for the number of religious
holidays and the reduction of income to the common person and the loss of
income to the state was first studied by
a. Recreation professionals
b. Economists
c. Physical Educators
38. Puritans brought to
America intolerance of play. It was not
until the 1700's that this game/sport was first accepted in the community by
cities and faiths:
a. Greyhound racing
b. Card playing
c. Lottery
39. The first concern for preservation and
conservation in North America began in the 1600's in which of the communities
listed below:
a. Chicago suburbs
b. Plymouth
colonies
c. New York City
d. Rural Iowa
40. What is the effect of urbanization on the
availability of city recreation?
a. More
recreation opportunities in the city
b. Less recreation opportunities in the city
c. More recreation opportunities in the suburbs
d. Less recreation opportunities in the suburbs
41. Demographics tend to trend from city based
density and urban based density. The
shift is currently towards _________ in the metropolitan Washington area.
a. Urban based density
b. City
based density
c. Rural based density
42. The push for the 40 hour
work week began in the
a. Early
1900's
b. Early 1800's
c. Early 1700's
d. Early 1600's
43. In 1870's Horace Greeley began to be
concerned with who was going to provide leisure education?
a. True
b. False
44. James Garfield in the 1880's declared in a
speech that the two periods of the human race boiled down to the fight to get
leisure and then:
a. The chance to play
b. The chance to
decide what to do with leisure once society gets leisure
c. The chance to work longer hours
45. The term recreation movement means
a. Recreation offered for free
b. Recreation offered by private or commercial
companies
c. Recreation
offered by and organized by social agencies with the intent to determine
outcomes
d. Recreation without the concern for outcomes
46. The first national park was
a. Muir Woods
b. Yellowstone
c. Big Sur
d. Yosemite
47. The Sierra Club was founded by
a. Robert Frost
b. John
Muir
c. Vladimir Jones
d. Frederick Law Olmsted
48. Which president was a leader in the
recreation movement?
a. Jimmy Carter
b. Ronald Reagan
c. Theodore
Roosevelt
d. James Watt
49. The playground movement began in what US
city?
a. San Antonio
b. San Francisco
c. Boston
d. Washington D.C.
50. The importance of the playground movement is
(choose all that applied):
a. The organized
and supervised management of children’s play area
b. The provision
of play for under-privileged youth
c. The provision of recreational opportunities
for inner city youth
d. The provision of school lunch programs for
schools
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