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WorksheetsThe Ancient Olympic Games
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
When did the ancient Olympic games begin?
a)
776 B.C.
b)
393 A.D.
c)
1776 A.D.
d)
2000 B.C.
2.
The ancient Olympic games were to honor which god or gods?
a)
Zeus
b)
Hera
c)
Zeus & Hera
d)
Zeus, Poseidon, & Hades
3.
People from all over the world came to participate in the ancient Olympic games.
a)
True
b)
False
4.
Where were the ancient Olympic games held?
a)
Olympia
b)
At the foot of Mt. Olympus
c)
At different city-states throughout Greece
d)
Athens
5.
In the earliest Olympic games athletes competed without wearing clothing.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
What were ancient Olympic athletes given for winning an event.
a)
A wreath for their head
b)
Medals
c)
Both a medal & a wreath for their head
d)
Money
7.
The ancient Olympic games were held every year.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Women had a separate festival called the Heraia that honored Hera with female athletic competitions.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
How long did the Ancient games last?
a)
Five Days
b)
One Day
c)
One Week
d)
Two Weeks
10.
In the ancient Olympic games, there were prizes for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place.
a)
True
b)
False
11.
The Greeks did not build a stadium complex for the games, they just had them in open fields.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
It was rumored that Olympic winners might be given free meals for the rest of their lives in their home city-states.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
This event was a fight that was a combination of boxing and wrestling that really didn't have too many rules.
a)
Pentathlon
b)
Pancratium
c)
Parthenon
d)
Stadion
14.
This event had five different events for contestants to compete in.
a)
Pancratium
b)
Pentathlon
c)
Parthenon
d)
Chariot Racing
15.
Which was not an event in the ancient Pentathlon?
a)
Wrestling
b)
Javelin
c)
Discuss
d)
Swimming
16.
Why is Baron Pierre de Coubertin famous?
a)
He ended the ancient Olympic games
b)
He began the modern Olympic games
c)
He discovered the site of the ancient games
d)
He was the first Olympic winner
17.
Why is the Roman emperor Theodosius famous?
a)
He ended the ancient Olympic games
b)
He began the modern Olympic games
c)
He discovered the site of the ancient games
d)
He was the first Olympic winner
18.
The Greeks had summer and winter games just like we have in the modern Olympics.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
The modern Olympic games are still held every four years between each Olympic games.
a)
True
b)
False
20.
The modern Olympic games alternate between summer and winter games every two years.
a)
True
b)
False
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