Chapter 15
Professional Sport
Quiz Questions
Multiple Choice
1. In which league was Pete Rozelle commissioner and developer of the idea of “league
think”?
a. MLB
b. NBA
c. MLS
d. NHL
e. NFL
2. Which league once operated under a single-entity model?
a. MLB
b. NBA
c. MLS
d. NHL
e. NFL
3. In the late 1950s, which league failed to recognize that it should expand to emerging
markets, which allowed an upstart league to establish a presence in those markets?
a. NFL
b. NBA
c. MLB
d. NHL
e. WHA
4. Leagues have created rules and policies to improve competitive balance. What do these
rules and policies typically relate to?
a. Player drafts
b. Free agency
c. Player salary
d. All of the above
e. None of the above
5. Which league’s salary slotting system encouraged the Houston team to make their on-
field product particularly terrible from 2009–2013?
a. NFL
b. NBA
c. MLB
d. NHL
e. All of the above
6. Which of the following is the responsibility of the commissioner’s office under the
franchisee/franchisor league structure?
a. Negotiate national television contracts
b. Establish relationships with vendors for league-wide licensed merchandise sales
c. Hire and supervise game officials
d. Negotiate a collective bargaining agreement with the players’ union
e. All of the above
7. This league began in a single-entity structure and switched to a franchisee/franchisor
model?
a. WNBA
b. MLS
c. MLB
d. NFL
e. Both a and b
8. In which league have franchises typically been owned by corporations?
a. Japanese Professional Baseball League
b. Nippon Professional Baseball
c. Major League Baseball
d. Minor League Baseball
e. None of the above
9. Which iconic franchise nearly experienced financial disaster in 2011?
a. Los Angeles Dodgers
b. Chicago Cubs
c. Dallas Cowboys
d. Washington Redskins
e. None of the above
10. Through 2015, the highest expansion fee paid by a new team entering a North American
professional league was in which league?
a. MLB
b. NBA
c. NFL
d. NHL
e. MLS
True/False
1. T or F Each of the professional sport leagues has established rules regarding who may
become an owner and join their “club.”
2. T or F The NHL has the most strict ownership requirements of all the North American
professional sport leagues, including a steep cash down-payment requirement.
3. T or F Most of the recent bankruptcies in the “Big 4” professional sport leagues have
involved baseball franchises.
4. T or F The NBA recently used a pooled-debt instrument to assist financially struggling
franchises.
5. T or F The four major North American sport leagues all share revenues from licensed
merchandise sales equally among their teams.
6. T or F NFL teams share the highest percentage of gate receipts with visiting teams.
7. T or F The New York Islanders of the NHL violated league rules regarding league control
of official league websites.
8. T or F In addition to “traditional” luxury suites and club seats, some facilities offer
luxury suites that do not have a direct view of the field of play.
9. T or F A personal seat license is typically valid for the life of the facility.
10. T or F Though securitization is popular, facilities cannot be financed through
securitization.
Answers to Quiz Questions
Multiple Choice
True/False