Question

The Olympic Games
The Greeks liked sports and games very much. They created many festivals dedicated to
their gods. The festivals always included games. There was a festival in the plain of Olympia called
the Olympic Games. These games officially started in 776 B.C. and attracted athletes from all
regions of Greece. The Olympic Games celebrated the peace of the gods”. It was a moment with
no wars. In 394 A.D. Greece was a Roman colony and the emperor Theodosius ended the tradition
of the Games. Last century, a Frenchman, the Baron of Coubertin, started a new movement to
revive the Olympic Games. In 1894, he organized the international Olympic Committee to work for
the Modern Olympic Games. The idea was to include all nations with no distinction of religion, race
or political ideas. But there was one restriction: only amateur athletes participated.

01) De acordo com o texto, marque a alternativa correta.
a) The Greeks did not like games.
b) Olympic Games was a festival in the plain of Olympia.
c) Theodosius created the Olympic Games in Greece.
d) Only Roman athletes could participate in these games.
02) Marque a alternativa correta, de acordo com o texto lido:
a) The Baron of Coubertin was from France.
b) The Olympic Games officially started in 394 A.D.
c) The Greeks created many festivals dedicated to their emperor.
d) In 1894, only negroes could participate in the Olympic Games.

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Answer 1

Na questões 01 e 02, as respostas seriam b e a, respectivamente.