The Olympics: Part 4

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By Allison Bayles

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Eros

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Tethys

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Phoebe

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Gaia

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Hyperion

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Ares

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Nyx

• Titans

• Chaos

• Olympians

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Did the Trojan War actually ever occur?

• Some experts believe so.

• No.

• Most experts do not believe so.

• Yes, it is clear to all historians.

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Who wrote the epic poem the lliad?

• Homer

• Socrates

• Theocritis

• Virgil

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What story does the Iliad tell?

• the battle of the Nile

• the Battle of Kadesh

• the Minoan War

• the Trojan War

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How did the Greeks get inside Troy?

• They climbed the walls with ropes

• They tunneled under the walls

• They disguised themselves as friends

• They hid inside a huge wooden horse.

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How was the city of Troy destroyed?

• The Greeks burst out of the tunnel and killed all the Trojans

• An earthquake collapsed the walls and Greeks poured in.

• The soldiers in the wooden horse sneaked out and opened the city gates.

• The disguised Greeks set the city on fire.

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At which of Heracles' labors does legend have it that he established the Olympic games?

• clearing the Augean stables

• seizing the Hesperides apples

• killing the hydra

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What is the approximate date of the first Olympics?

• c. 837 B.C.

• c. 967 B.C.

• c. 667 B.C.

• c. 776 B.C.

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What was the purpose of the Olympics?

• to test the physical skill of the strongest men in Greece

• a sacred festival of sacrifices for God

• to test the mental skill of the wisest men in Greece

• a sacred festival of sacrifices and athletic games for the gods

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What would warring tribes stop during the very sacred Olympics?

• sleeping

• tribal feasting

• tribal fighting

• fasting

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Who was allowed to participate in the Olympics?

• anyone brave enough to compete

• any man or woman who was strong enough to complete the trial competitions

• only pure-blooded Greeks

• only men ages fourteen through twenty-two

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What happened on the first and fifth days of the Olympics?

• sacred grove cutting and boxing

• chariot races and final parade

• awards to athletes and chariot races

• parade of athletes and awards to winners

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What happened on the second, third, and fourth days of the Olympics?

• parades

• fishing or food

• duels to the death

• athletic competitions

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What did the winner of an event at the Olympics receive at the ceremony?

• a necklace of precious roses

• a crown of tin

• a golden crown

• a crown of olive branches

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In what city did the ancient Olympics take place?

• Mycenae

• Mt. Olympus

• Olympia

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