Directions: Read the passage and answer the question. In 776 BC the First Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour the Greek’s chief God, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical…
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In 776 BC the First Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour the Greek’s chief God, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. Therefore contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honored by having poems sung about their deeds. Originally these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four year cycles called Olympiads dating from 776 BC.
In 776 BC the First Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honour the Greek’s chief God, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their education of youth. Therefore contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four years at mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honored by having poems sung about their deeds. Originally these were held as games of friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place. The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four year cycles called Olympiads dating from 776 BC.
The values connected with Olympic games were
- physical fitness, education of youth and friendship
- health contests and singing
- running, jumping, throwing and boxing
- four-year cycle, war-time, young age and friendship
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: A - physical fitness, education of youth and friendship
The passage stresses physical fitness, the education of youth, and the games as games of friendship. "Running, jumping, throwing and boxing" lists events, not values, and the other two choices mix in irrelevant items.
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