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Questions 17 through 21 are based on the following reading.

In 776 B.C. the first Olympic Games were held at the foot of Mount Olympus to honor the
Greeks’ chief god, Zeus. The Greeks emphasized physical fitness and strength in their

education of youth. Therefore, contests in running, jumping, discus and javelin throwing, boxing,
and horse and chariot racing were held in individual cities, and the winners competed every four
years at Mount Olympus. Winners were greatly honored by having olive wreaths placed on their
heads and having poems sung about their deeds. Originally these were held as games of
friendship, and any wars in progress were halted to allow the games to take place.

The Greeks attached so much importance to these games that they calculated time in four- year
cycles called “Olympiads” dating from 776 B.C.

17. Which of the following is not true?


(A) Winners placed olive wreaths on their own heads. (B) The games were held in
Greece every four years. (C) Battles were interrupted to participate in the games. (D)
Poems glorified the winners in song.
18. Why were the Olympic Games held?
(A) to stop wars (C) to crown the best athletes
(C) to honor Zeus (D) to sing songs about the athletes
19. Approximately how many years ago did these games originate? (A) 776 years (C) 2,277
years
(B) 1,205 years (D) 2,787 years
20. Which of the following contests was not mentioned? (A) discus throwing (C) skating
(B) boxing (D) running
21. What conclusion can we draw about the ancient Greeks? (A) They liked to fight.
(B) They were very athletic.
(C) They liked a lot of ceremony.

(D) They couldn’t count, so they used “Olympiads” for dates.

Questions 22 through 24 are based on the following reading.

Tampa, Florida, owes a great deal of its growth and prosperity to a Cuban cigar manufacturer
named Vicente Martínez Ybor. When the Cuban Revollution broke out in 1869, he was forced to
flee his country and moved his business to south Florida. Sixteen years later, serious problems
caused him to seek a better location along the west coast of the state. His original land purchase
of sixteen blocks expanded to more than one hundreds acres near Tampa. This newly developed
area was called Ybor city in his honor. With the demand for factory workers for Ybor’s business,
the surrounding areas expanded and thrived.

22. Where is Ybor City located?


(A) south Florida (C) west Florida
(B) Cuba (D) in the Florida countryside
23. In what year was Ybor forced to leave south Florida?
(A) 1854 (B) 1869 (C) 1885 (D) 1895
24. Why will people probably continue to remember Ybor’s name? (A) He suffered a great
deal.
(B) An area was named in his honor.
(C) He was a Cuban revolutionary.

(D) He was forced to flee his homeland.

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