Question

the olympic games second in 2 minutes 16 3/5 seconds. no americans appear in this event. 4. then comes the throwing of the disk. as garrett arrived in athens only the night before, and the two greeks are popular heroes in this national sport, americans tremble for their country. but unnecessarily. garretts second throw rectifies the swerve of his first. with his last, he leaps past the marks of the greeks and is the winner. 5. there is, for a moment, an uncomfortable silence. then, with their accustomed politeness and never - failing kindliness, the greeks join in the cheers. let every nation represented at this first international contest in 1896 remember this lesson in courtesy taught them by the greeks. 6. “i couldnt have congratulated my opponent if he had beaten me on my own ground, as a greek fellow did me,” said an american athlete a few days afterward—“and it was a mighty fine thing to do.” it was indeed. 7. the day closed with america the victor in four out of seven events. on wednesday morning the contest with foils was won by gravelotte, a frenchman, and in the afternoon, at the velodrome, at phaleron, a frenchman also came in first in the bicycle race.... 8. thursday was occupied scroll down to see more ↓ which many fine exhibitions were made, especially by the greek sailors and the hungarian; by 12. which choice best describes the structure of paragraphs 4 and 5? a. paragraph 4 describes an athletic event that is similar to one that is described in paragraph 5. b. paragraph 4 and 5 describe two different athletic events that both occurred on the same day. c. paragraph 4 explains an athletic event that caused the audience reaction described in paragraph 5. d. paragraph 4 and 5 explain different parts of one athletic event and the audience reactions to both.

Explanation:

Paragraph 4 describes the disc - throwing event where Garrett wins. Paragraph 5 describes the audience reaction (initial discomfort and then cheering) after Garrett's win. So paragraph 4 explains an athletic event that caused the audience reaction described in paragraph 5.

Answer:

C. Paragraph 4 explains an athletic event that caused the audience reaction described in paragraph 5.