{"id":53124,"date":"2024-04-15T23:49:27","date_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:49:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/?p=53124"},"modified":"2024-04-15T23:49:27","modified_gmt":"2024-04-15T23:49:27","slug":"the-ancient-olympic-continued-till-about","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-ancient-olympic-continued-till-about\/","title":{"rendered":"The ancient Olympic continued till about :"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;200 BC&#8221; option2=&#8221;394 BC&#8221; option3=&#8221;300 BC&#8221; option4=&#8221;370 BC&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The correct answer is: <strong>B. 394 BC<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The ancient Olympic Games were held every four years for over 1,000 years, from 776 BC to 393 AD. They were founded in Olympia, Greece, and were dedicated to Zeus, the king of the gods. The games were originally a religious festival, but they also became a major sporting event. Athletes from all over Greece competed in the games, which included events such as running, jumping, wrestling, and chariot racing.<\/p>\n<p>The ancient Olympic Games were abolished in 393 AD by the Roman emperor Theodosius I, who was a Christian. Theodosius believed that the games were pagan and that they should be banned. The games were not revived until 1896, when the modern Olympic Games were held in Athens, Greece.<\/p>\n<p>Here is a brief explanation of each option:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Option A: 200 BC is incorrect because the ancient Olympic Games were held until 393 AD.<\/li>\n<li>Option B: 394 BC is correct because the ancient Olympic Games were abolished in 393 AD.<\/li>\n<li>Option C: 300 BC is incorrect because the ancient Olympic Games were held until 393 AD.<\/li>\n<li>Option D: 370 BC is incorrect because the ancient Olympic Games were held until 393 AD.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;200 BC&#8221; option2=&#8221;394 BC&#8221; option3=&#8221;300 BC&#8221; option4=&#8221;370 BC&#8221; correct=&#8221;option2&#8243;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[23],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-53124","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-sports","no-featured-image-padding"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v22.2 (Yoast SEO v23.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The ancient Olympic continued till about :<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/exam.pscnotes.com\/mcq\/the-ancient-olympic-continued-till-about\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The ancient Olympic continued till about :\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"[amp_mcq option1=&#8221;200 BC&#8221; 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