Cambridge OCR A Level · Physical Education - H555

Emergence and evolution of modern sport: Practice Questions

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Question 1

1 mark

Which statement best describes the role of gentleman amateurs in the late 19th century regarding the ethics of sport?

Question 2

1 mark

Which of the following factors best explains why Real Tennis was a characteristic of the upper class in pre-industrial Britain, while mob football was for the peasantry?

Question 3

1 mark

Analyze the 21st-century factor of greater exposure of people to sport. Which of the following is a direct consequence of this trend within the context of globalisation?

Question 4

1 mark

In 21st-century sport, which of the following best describes the impact of globalisation on the mobility of elite performers?

Question 5

1 mark

Which of the following statements best describes the gentleman amateur ethos in 19th-century British sport?

Question 6

2 marks

In pre-industrial Britain, how did the factor of law and order specifically influence the nature of popular recreations like mob football?

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Question 7

4 marks

Analyze the 21st-century impact of globalisation on sport with specific reference to how media coverage has affected the commercialisation of the industry.

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Question 8

5 marks

Analyze how the expansion of the railway network in post-1850 industrial Britain acted as a catalyst for the standardisation of rules in competitive sport.

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Question 9

4 marks

In pre-industrial Britain, social class was the primary determinant of sports participation.
Compare the characteristics of Real Tennis and Mob Football with reference to how availability of money and the nature of the local law and order influenced their development.

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Question 10

5 marks

The 19th-century British public schools were fundamental in the promotion and organisation of sports.

(a) Describe how the headmasters of these schools initially viewed games and how this view changed over time.
(b) Explain how the 'cult' of athleticism contributed to the development of specific ethical values through sport.

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