Question 1

Fill in the blanks: &#34;Sports is __ News is __.&#10;A) Sports; news&#10;B) News; sports&#10;C) Entertaining; serious&#10;D) Popular; boring

Accepted Answer

B

Question 2

Of the five Ws and H (Who, What, When, Where, Why and How), sports stories concentrate on:&#10;A) Who and What&#10;B) Why and How&#10;C) What and Where&#10;D) Who and How

Accepted Answer

B

Question 3

Sports reporters have____ ethical standards compared with news reporters.&#10;A) Different&#10;B) More stringent&#10;C) The same&#10;D) Less stringent

Accepted Answer

Sports reporters and news reporters are both held to the same ethical standards.

Question 4

Approximately, what year did sports stories regularly appear in newspapers?&#10;A) 1700&#10;B) 1790&#10;C) 1890&#10;D) 1920

Accepted Answer

While sports stories did occasionally appear in newspapers before 1890, it was in this decade that they began to regularly be featured. The rise of baseball and other popular sports helped drive the demand for sports coverage in newspapers.

Question 5

The first few words of Grantland Rice's lede to the Notre DameArmy game in 1924 read, &#34;.&#34;&#10;A) The Four Horsemen rode again&#10;B) Notre Dame handily beat Army&#10;C) Outlined against a blue-gray October sky&#10;D) None of the above

Accepted Answer

This is the well-known opening line to Grantland Rice's famous column about the game, which has been referred to as one of the greatest pieces of sportswriting ever produced.

Question 6

Sometimes, news reporters do not think sports writing is serious journalism and refer to the sports department as the___ department.&#10;A) Toy&#10;B) Slacker&#10;C) Fun&#10;D) Play

Accepted Answer

The term "Toy Department" is often used to describe the sports section of a news organization, reflecting a perception by some that sports journalism is not as serious or important as other types of news coverage.

Question 7

Complete this sentence: &#34;Perhaps the biggest innovation in sports journalism was the creation of .&#34;&#10;A) The printing press&#10;B) ESPN&#10;C) Radio&#10;D) TV

Accepted Answer

ESPN, founded in 1979, revolutionized sports journalism by creating a dedicated 24-hour cable sports channel, significantly impacting how sports were covered and consumed globally.

Question 8

According to Chapter 1, what changes have the Internet made to sports journalism?&#10;A) Everyone can play the role of sports writer&#10;B) Anyone can follow any team in the world&#10;C) Sports journalists are required to do more&#10;D) All of the above

Accepted Answer

The Internet has made it possible for anyone to write about sports, follow teams from anywhere in the world, and has also increased the workload for sports journalists in order to keep up with the competition.

Question 9

Beginning in the 1980s, what group of athletes started to receive substantial coverage?&#10;A) African-Americans&#10;B) Women&#10;C) The gay and lesbian community&#10;D) High school

Accepted Answer

The 1980s saw a significant rise in media coverage of women in sports as a result of increased participation and success in athletics, including the first Women's World Cup in 1991 and the inclusion of women's sports in the Olympics.

Question 10

Complete this sentence: &#34;Sports writers also have increasingly become ____.&#34; (examples: Skip Bayless, Tony Kornheiser).&#10;A) Wealthy&#10;B) More important to sports coverage&#10;C) Celebrities&#10;D) Controversial

Accepted Answer

Sports writers like Skip Bayless and Tony Kornheiser have become celebrities in their own right, often gaining fame and recognition beyond the written word through television, radio, and online platforms.

Deck 1: Introduction: the Field of Sports Journalism