Question

the first modern olympic were held in athens, greece, in 1896. in the opening ceremony, king george of greece welcomed over 60,000 spectators that cheered 250 athletes from 14 nations, who competed in 43 events in 9 sports, including track and field, gymnastics, swimming, wrestling, cycling, tennis, weightlifting, rowing and fencing. since then, there have been olympic games every four years, except for 1916, during world war i, and in 1940 and 1944, during world war ii. the symbol of the modern games is five interlocking colored rings, representing the continents of north and south america, asia, africa, europe, and australia. the olympic flag, featuring this symbol on a white background, first flew at the 1920 games in antwerp, belgium.1. what makes this paragraph important?(a) it compares the first olympic games held only in ancient greece.(b) it shows how the modern olympic games are a global event for athletes of many nations.(c) it provides details about why the olympic games did not occur during the two world wars.(d) it provides details about the significance of rings in welcoming global athletes to the games.2. which of the following details best supports the idea that the olympic games created a new timekeeping before corinth became the first olympic champion?(a) the winning athletes statue that became known as the stadion.(b) the first written records of the ancient olympic games are from 776 b.c.(c) coroebus, a cook, became the first olympic champion, when he won the only event—a 192-meter (210 feet) footrace, called the stade.(d) ancient historians began to measure time by the four-year period between olympic games. each four years was known as an olympiad.3. read the following paragraph.after 13 olympiads, two more races joined the stade as olympic events: the diaulos (almost equal to todays 400-meter race), and the dolichos (a longer-distance race, between 1,500 and 5,000 meters). the pentathlon (five contests), which included a foot race, a long jump, throwing the discus and javelin, and a wrestling match began in 708 b.c. boxing was added in 688 b.c. and chariot racing in 680 b.c. pankration, which combined both boxing and wrestling in a violent sport with almost no rules, began in 648 b.c. only men could compete in the games and married women were prohibited from attending the competition.why does the author include this paragraph in the article?(a) to explain the unfair rules of participation still exist today(b) to reveal how grueling the olympic events were for athletes(c) to provide details about the length and rigor of olympic events(d) to demonstrate how the olympic events changed and evolved over time

Explanation:

1. For question 1: The paragraph mentions athletes from 14 nations, global participation, and the Olympic rings representing all continents, showing the Games are a global event.
2. For question 2: The option states Coroebus was the first Olympic champion, directly supporting the claim that the Games existed before Coroebus won the first title.
3. For question 3: The paragraph tracks the addition of new events over successive Olympiads, showing how the Games' events developed over time.

Answer:

1. B. It shows how the modern Olympic games are a global event for athletes of many nations.
2. C. Coroebus, a cook, became the first Olympic champion, when he won the only event—a 192-meter (209 feet) footrace, called the stade
3. D. To demonstrate how the Olympic events changed and evolved over time