501 Critical Reading Questions

Parts of the Stadium at Olympia were buried underground.
c.
Athens offered better facilities for the crowd in terms of food
and shelter.
d.
The Germans voted against Olympia in favor of Athens.
e.
The city of Olympia would not attract the same crowd as
Athens.
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Critical Reading Questions

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445.
Who was in charge of solving the problem of seating the crowds
expected at Athens?
a.
the International Athletic Committee
b.
the Germans
c.
George Averoff
d.
the Ephor General of Antiquities
e.
a local Athenian Committee
446.
According to the passage, about how long were the games to be?
a.
two weeks
b.
the month of April
c.
four years
d.
three weeks
e.
a few days
447.
In line 62, the word 
drachma
refers to
a.
a block of marble.
b.
the Greek word for marble.
c.
the name of Greek money.
d.
a type of stadium seat.
e.
a type of Greek food.
448.
In line 30, what does the author claim 
would not be practical
?
a.
trying to revive the spirit of the ancient games