Question 1

Studies of middle-age and older people who participate in Masters sports indicate that these people use sports to

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A)  simultaneously resist and accept the ageing process.
B)  set records they could not set during their younger years.
C)  stay in shape so they can do their jobs more effectively.
D)  obtain discounts on their health insurance policies.fill their timeE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 2

People who define disability by using the social model are likely to view

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A)  the Americans with Disability Act as a needless piece of legislation.
B)  political activism as a futile waste of time.
C)  disability as a social issue in need of a social solution.
D)  medical treatment as a requirement for receiving government support.E) A) and B)
F) A) and D)

Question 3

In their study of two Paralympic promotion campaigns, Silva and Howe found that representations of athletes in the Paralympics varied widely and often created controversy.They attributed this to the fact that

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A)  people do not want to see athletes with physical or intellectual impairments.
B)  most people have ageist attitudes and refuse to change them.
C)  there is little consensus today on how disability should be represented in sports events.
D)  sport is about excellence, and disability makes excellence impossible.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 4

Ludwig Guttmann, the father of sports for people with disabilities, was labelled as a radical in 1948 because he

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A)  believed that athletes with disabilities could compete against Olympic athletes.
B)  forced people to confront bodies with disabilities in public.
C)  use war veterans with disabilities to argue against war.
D)  established a hospital that was called the "Empire of the Normal."E) A) and D)
F) None of the above

Question 5

At this time there are multiple barriers that inhibit regular sport participation among people with a disability.Which of the following is not one of those barriers?

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A)  overprotective family members and a lack of family resources.
B)  few sport facilities that are fully accessible.
C)  an unwillingness of people with a disability to compete against each other.
D)  a scarcity of consistent resources needed to fund opportunities.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 6

The medical model of disability has remained popular for many years in the United States because

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A)  people with a disability are true victims of society.
B)  medical technology can heal nearly all impairments.
C)  people with a disability consider themselves to be inferior.
D)  many people continue to accept ableist ideology.E) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 7

The prosthetic technologies that enable leg amputees to participate in running sports are

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A)  too expensive to be acquired by most people with leg amputations.
B)  funded by the U.S.military and available to anyone who qualifies for food stamps.
C)  generally provided by charitable organizations serving people with a disability.
D)  now manufactured with lifetime warranties and replacement guarantees.E) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 8

As they become older, people in the baby boom generation in the United States

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A)  are less physically active than previous generations of older people.
B)  are more physically active than previous generations of older people.
C)  have higher rates of exercise-induced injuries than past generations.
D)  are not regularly active because social security is their only source of income.E) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 9

During most of the 20th century, older people were

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A)  forced to stay physically active doing physical labor.
B)  told to take it easy and preserve their energy and strength.
C)  more active than young people under the age of 20.
D)  often given prescriptions for drugs to slow them down.E) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

Special education teacher and physical educator Bob Szyman has been working to establish sports for students with a disability.One of his biggest challenges is that students with a disability were

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A)  given so much homework that they seldom could attend practices.
B)  not supported by their parents and other family members.
C)  unwilling to share facilities with other teams at their schools.
D)  so accustomed to being excluded that they have no expectation to be included.E) A) and B)
F) C) and D)

Question 11

When the IOC branded itself and its logo, the Paralympics were forced to

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A)  cancel the Paralympic Games for over 20 years.
B)  allow their athletes to train and compete with Olympic athletes.
C)  use a flag that resembled the flag of the IOC.
D)  discontinue the use of the 5-teardrop flag.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 12

Prevailing ableist ideology is based on

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A)  Jewish religious beliefs about bodies and moral worth.
B)  the idea that technology makes physical and intellectual abilities irrelevant.
C)  the belief that people can be whatever they want to be regardless of age or ability.
D)  an assumption that all impairments are abnormalities.E) B) and C)
F) None of the above

Question 13

The Special Olympics is the most successful disability sport organization in the world.It sponsors and organizes over 50,000 competitions each year.The main criticism of the Special Olympics is that

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A)  the organization depends too much on the name and reputation of its founder.
B)  there are not enough volunteers to sustain events year after year.
C)  participants don't develop functional skills or become integrated into the community.
D)  most people with an intellectual disability work full-time and can't participate.E) A) and C)
F) B) and C)

Question 14

When media coverage of the Paralympics occurs in the Empire of the Normal, we could expect to see

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A)  most attention given to athletes who appear to be "normal."
B)  many athletes who have been seriously disfigured by the violence of war.
C)  a disproportionate number of wheelchair sport events.
D)  a focus on sleek, efficient prosthetic running legs and the athletes who use them.E) A) and B)
F) B) and C)

Question 15

Societies in which more than 50 percent of the people live to at least 70 years old are described by historian Peter Laslett as

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A)  senior societies.
B)  societies in demographic decline.
C)  third age societies.
D)  societies of medical consumers.E) A) and D)
F) A) and C)

Question 16

In order to survive during the 21st century, the International Paralympic Association has

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A)  allowed the International Olympic Committee to manage its events.
B)  adopted a commercial approach similar to that used by the IOC.
C)  asked all Paralympic athletes to work as fundraisers.
D)  eliminated the Paralympic Games as its premier event and focused on smaller events.E) All of the above
F) A) and B)

Question 17

An impairment becomes a disability only when

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A)  people with impairments allow a physical weakness to define them.
B)  there is no technology that can correct the impairment.
C)  people with impairments cannot present themselves to others as normal.
D)  accommodations are not made to allow for full participation in a situation.E) None of the above
F) All of the above

Question 18

Ageism is an evaluative perspective that leads people to

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A)  celebrate the ageing body
B)  value youthfulness more highly than old age
C)  create more sporting opportunities for older people
D)  hope that they will live for a long timeE) A) and B)
F) A) and C)

Question 19

Through most of history

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A)  people have felt comfortable around others who have disabilities.
B)  disabled people have had impairments, making them seriously abnormal. 
C)  people who are normal have accepted those with physical disabilities.
D)  disability is tied to the ways that people give meaning to difference.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Question 20

The board members of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF-the governing body for track and field)  banned runner Oscar Pistorius from the 2008 Olympic games because they

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A)  didn't want Pistorius to compete in both the Olympics and Paralympics.
B)  defined his body as abnormal and deviant due to his prosthetic legs.
C)  believed that Pistorius would turn the Olympics into a freak show.
D)  knew that other runners would boycott if Pistorius competed.E) All of the above
F) B) and D)

Exam 10: Age and Ability: Barriers to Participation and Inclusion

People who define disability by using the social model are likely to view

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When media coverage of the Paralympics occurs in the Empire of the Normal, we could expect to see

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Ludwig Guttmann, the father of sports for people with disabilities, was labelled as a radical in 1948 because he

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The prosthetic technologies that enable leg amputees to participate in running sports are

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When the IOC branded itself and its logo, the Paralympics were forced to

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The medical model of disability has remained popular for many years in the United States because

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Studies of middle-age and older people who participate in Masters sports indicate that these people use sports to

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An impairment becomes a disability only when

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At this time there are multiple barriers that inhibit regular sport participation among people with a disability.Which of the following is not one of those barriers?

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Through most of history

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Societies in which more than 50 percent of the people live to at least 70 years old are described by historian Peter Laslett as

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The board members of the International Association of Athletics Federation (IAAF-the governing body for track and field) banned runner Oscar Pistorius from the 2008 Olympic games because they

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During most of the 20th century, older people were

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In their study of two Paralympic promotion campaigns, Silva and Howe found that representations of athletes in the Paralympics varied widely and often created controversy.They attributed this to the fact that

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In order to survive during the 21st century, the International Paralympic Association has

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