2. Who is Baron Pierre de Coubertin?

an athlete in the modern day Olympics

the father of the ancient Olympics

an athlete in the ancient Olympics

4. The first modern Olympics was different from the first ancient Olympics in all of the following ways, except...

The first modern Olympics had only male athletes, and the first ancient Olympics had male and female athletes.

The first modern Olympics had 43 events, and the first ancient Olympics had 1 event.

The first modern Olympics was held in Athens, Greece, and the first ancient Olympics was held in Olympia, Greece.

The first modern Olympics included athletes from 14 countries, and the first ancient Olympics only included athletes from Greece.

1. What new events were added to the modern Olympics?

boxing, wrestling, and pankration

2. How are swimming events in the Olympics different today?

Today, they are held in a large pool, not the ocean.

Today, they are held in the ocean, not a large pool.

Today, they are not an event in the Olympics.

Today, swimmers swim shorter distances than before.

4. Which of the following is a similarity between the ancient and modern Olympics?

They both included the events of race running and wrestling.

Winners received olive wreaths.

Only men could participate in the events.

2. Winners of the ancient Olympics got all of the following, except...

a statue of themselves in their home city

4. Why did Baron Pierre de Coubertin want the Olympics to be a worldwide event?

He hoped the Olympics would encourage peace between countries.

He wanted the games to be fair for everyone.

There weren't enough athletes, so he needed to invite more.

He wanted the modern Olympics to be bigger than the ancient Olympics.

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2. Read “The Ancient Olympics.” What is the main idea of this article?

There were Olympics held in ancient times.

Roman Emperor Theodosius ended the Olympics.

Events included running races, disc throwing, long jump, wresting, and boxing.

The Olympics were held every 4 years in Greece.

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3. What did the Greek’s do to make it safe for people to travel to the Olympics?

They traveled during the day.

Only people close to the events were able to participate.

They declared a truce (agreed not to fight) during the games.

They added police for extra safety.

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4. How long was the first Olympics?

1 day

5 days

2 weeks

10 days

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1. According to “The Ancient Olympics,” what was the pentathlon?

a race where runners wore armor, helmets, and carried shields

a combination of boxing and wrestling

a horse race

a multi-sport event

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2. During the ancient Olympics, what did the winners receive?

silver medal, copper medal, olive branch, and laurel branch

gold, silver and bronze medals

trophies

olive wreath

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3. What caused the ancient Olympics to come to an end?

They did not have enough athletes to participate.

The Romans took over Greece and ended the Olympics.

Other countries wanted to join, which caused a problem.

It was too dangerous to travel in Greece.

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4. Read the “Pierre de Coubertin” text. What is the main idea of this article?

the Olympics held in modern times

The first modern Olympics had 43 games.

Baron Pierre de Coubertin is considered the father of the modern day Olympics.

The first modern day Olympics was held in 1896.

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The Ancient Olympics

2. Read “The Ancient Olympics.” What is the main idea of this article?

3. What did the Greek’s do to make it safe for people to travel to the Olympics?

4. How long was the first Olympics?

1. According to “The Ancient Olympics,” what was the pentathlon?

2. During the ancient Olympics, what did the winners receive?

3. What caused the ancient Olympics to come to an end?

4. Read the “Pierre de Coubertin” text. What is the main idea of this article?

1. For how many years were there no Olympic games?

2. Who is Baron Pierre de Coubertin?

3. Where was the first modern Olympics held?

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