Practice Module E The Olympics

Practice Module E The Olympics

Multiple Choice

What do we learn from lines 1-6 about the Olympic Games?

• Why they are only held every four years.

• How they changed.

• Why people don't know much about them

• What Stanton thinks of them.

Multiple Select

What are we told in lines 7-14?

• Where Stanton got the idea to write his book.

• Why the IOC wanted to help Stanton.

• How Stanton got information about the subject.

• Where the first modern Games were held.

• Why Coubertin founded the modern Olympics.
  

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Why does the writer mention that athletic achievements could be measured objectively? Give ONE answer according to lines 15-23.

He does this to explain why

Multiple Choice

What do we learn from lines 15-23 about the art competitions?

• Why they were popular.

• What the artists thought of them.

• How the winners were chosen.

• Who the participating artists were

Multiple Choice

What information is given about all the critics mentioned in lines 21-23?

• Why they were against the art competitions.

• Why they didn't want the works of art to be linked to sports.

• What they thought of the works of art.

• How they wanted to improve the art competitions.

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What was the "decision" that is referred to in line 26?

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According to line 31, today artists "can contribute to the unique atmosphere of the Games." How can they do that? Give ONE answer from lines 24-31.

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Stanton worked very hard to collect the information for his book. Copy a sentence or a phrase from the article that shows this.