The Myth of Australia's Sporting Tradition Quiz
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What is the widespread belief about Australians' physical fitness in the 1990s?

  • They have been maintaining consistent fitness levels
  • They have been setting new records in physical fitness
  • They have been excelling in sports participation
  • They have been on a slide to sloth (correct)
  • What does journalist Helen O'Neil refer to when she talks about 'the slide to sloth'?

  • Rising popularity of physical education programs
  • Improving health promotion and exercise science
  • Increasing interest in sports participation
  • Deteriorating physical fitness and sport skills (correct)
  • What is the view of some professionals in health promotion, exercise science, and physical education regarding the alleged physical deterioration?

  • They seem to have added fuel to the fire by being eager for any publicity (correct)
  • They believed it was a temporary phase
  • They dismissed it as media sensationalism
  • They acknowledged it as a serious concern and took immediate action
  • What does sports journalist Jeff Wells see as a metaphor for the depressed state of Australia?

    <p>'The slide to sloth'</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do serious current affairs television shows like Four Corners and Lateline suggest about children's physical fitness and sport skills?

    <p>They are deteriorating rapidly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does the text suggest about the notion of Australia as a nation of sports participants?

    <p>It is a widely believed myth</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do serious current affairs television shows suggest about children's physical fitness in Australia?

    <p>It is deteriorating rapidly</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does journalist Helen O'Neil refer to when she talks about 'the slide to sloth'?

    <p>Children's declining physical fitness</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What do some professionals in health promotion, exercise science, and physical education seem to have been motivated by?

    <p>The view that any publicity is good publicity</p> Signup and view all the answers

    What does sports journalist Jeff Wells see as a metaphor for the depressed state of Australia?

    <p>The alleged physical deterioration of Australians</p> Signup and view all the answers

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