Deck 9: Sport in the Colonial Period

Question 1

The "work ethic" means

A) live hard, die young, and leave a good-looking corpse.
B) time is money, idle hands are the devil's workshop, and blue Monday's must be enforced
C) no drinking on Sunday.
D) to be seen working hard is a sign of one's inner moral goodness.
E) morality is a function of your wealth rather than how much one goes to church.

Answer 1

D

Question 2

Puritan ideas toward work and play

A) were strongly influenced by the rise of the merchant class and the industrial revolution.
B) were literal translations from passages in the Bible.
C) existed only in the United States and not in England.
D) controlled the thoughts and actions only of the upper classes in both England and the United States.
E) B and D

Answer 2

A

Question 3

According to the Puritans in New England, recreation

A) always tempts the soul away from the Church and leads it into the Devil's hands.
B) could be used to refresh the body and the spirit so one could work and pray better.
C) got in the way of the newly developing industrial state and should be abolished.
D) should be against the law, and to this end the "Blue Laws" were written.
E) could not be done without drinking, so play and recreation were banned.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

With regard to the attitudes that the colonists had toward sport, which of the following is true?

A) Their attitudes toward sport depended upon which region of Europe they were from.
B) Religion had a profound impact on the attitudes the colonists had toward sport.
C) A and B
D) None of the above.
E) All of the above

Question 5

The Puritans in New England

A) were not inclined to participate in playful activities.
B) believed that all men were corrupted by original sin.
C) the control of both emotions and behavior were the keys to salvation.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question 6

The Puritans

A) believed that men and women possessed a natural desire for participation in play and recreation.
B) believed that play and games could be the workshop of the devil.
C) developed two opposing views relative to the place of recreation; one saw recreation as beneficial, the other argument did not support recreation because of religious and economic reasons.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question 7

The Quakers of Pennsylvania

A) were just as opposed to play, games, and sports as their Puritan counterparts.
B) emigrated from Holland.
C) enjoyed skating, bowling, horse racing, golf, tennis, and shooting matches.
D) None of the above.
E) B and C only.

Question 8

The development of the American South

A) benefited from the absence of the Puritan influence.
B) was facilitated by a favorable climate.
C) the English importation of sports and games was a positive force
D) with a tolerant Catholic Church helped the growth and popularity of sports in the south.
E) All of the above.

Question 9

What early American politician enjoyed horse racing?

A) George Washington
B) Thomas Jefferson
C) James Madison
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question 10

During Colonial America, race tracks were built in

A) Virginia.
B) South Carolina.
C) Maryland.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question 11

Tom Molyneux

A) was a former slave and became America's first well-known pugilist
B) former slave who went to England to fight the British Champion, Tom Cribb Molyneaux fought Cribb in the rain and in the fortieth round, Cribb was declared the winner.
C) Molyneaux fought Cribb in a rematch and lost again.
D) All of the above
E) None of the above

Question 12

Native Americans

A) played the game of lacrosse.
B) became expert riders thanks to the introduction of horses to North America by the Spanish.
C) enjoyed tribal dancing.
D) All of the above.
E) None of the above.

Question 13

Sabbatarianism is the position that playful pursuits are not appropriate on Sundays.

Question 14

Sport in New England during the colonization of America was influenced mostly by French Catholics.

Question 15

Sport in the South during the 17^th century was no different than anywhere else in America.

Question 16

Gambling, especially on sporting events, reflected the core element of 17^th and 18^th century gentry values.

Question 17

The Southern gentlemen who lived in Virginia were the only group in the American South to oppose the practice of sports and games.

Question 18

The first horse races were a quarter mile long and were often held in the streets.

Question 19

Shooting matches as well as boxing were popular sports in the South.

Question 20

Daniel Boone took great pleasure in defeating every Indian he met in target shooting matches.

Question 21

During the antebellum era, and afterwards as well, social position and social class often dictated which sports you could and could not do.

Question 22

Southern gentlemen and plantation owners were often more observers and producers of sport rather than participants.

Question 23

The majority of athletes in boxing and horse racing in the South were slaves.

Question 24

It was illegal in many parts of the South to teach a slave to read or write, although many white men and women risked their lives to do this.

Question 25

Eighteenth century Elizabethan England is the birthplace of modern boxing.

Question 26

Boxers enjoyed excellent medical supervision and often retired from boxing very wealthy and went on to live long and happy lives.