Question

rio de janeiro, brazil (achieve3000, october 28, 2016). ibtihaj muhammad made headlines in the summer of 2016. she and her team won a bronze medal for the u.s. at the 2016 olympics. but even before that, the fencer became famous for wearing a hijab while competing. muhammad appeared on talk shows all over the country. she tried to correct mistaken ideas that people might have about muslims. i feel like this is a great chance for team usa to even be more diverse than we have been in the past, muhammad said before the games. im just looking forward to representing myself, my community, and also my country. americans were no doubt glad to have muhammad representing their country. muhammad and her teammates defeated italy 45-30. they won third place. their win marked the first womens medal in fencing for the u.s. at the rio games. fencing has its roots in sword fighting. sword fighting dates back to as early as photo credit: all around images/andrew westcott ibtihaj muhammad of the u.s. competes in the 2016 summer olympics. question 2 suppose you were writing a summary of the article. which of these would not be important to put in the summary? a. ibtihaj muhammad wears a hijab because of her faith. b. ibtihaj muhammad became the first u.s. olympian to wear a hijab while competing. c. ibtihaj muhammad used an electronic scoring machine that showed when she was hit. d. ibtihaj muhammad wants to change mistaken ideas about muslims.

Explanation:

• Option A: The article notes she wore a hijab while competing and represented her community/faith, so this is key context for her identity and public recognition.
• Option B: The text states her team won the first U.S. women's fencing medal, not that she was the first U.S. Olympian to wear a hijab, so this is incorrect.
• Option C: No mention of an electronic scoring machine in the article, so this is irrelevant.
• Option D: The article says she tried to correct mistaken ideas, not that she wants to change them, and this is a secondary detail compared to her core identity marker of wearing a hijab for faith.

Answer:

A. Ibtihaj Muhammad wears a hijab because of her faith.