Questions & Answers - My Greatest Olympic Prize

Target Audience: Polytechnic Teachers and Students in Tamilnadu
Subject: English-1, II YEAR MOP, M SCHEME
Objective: Students should be able to interpret and explain a content in English. 
Question Pattern in Exam: II. Answer any FIVE questions  each in 30 words : (5 x 2=10)
Eight questions from 4 lessons will be given in the exam and students should answer FIVE questions in 30 words.
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1. Why were nationalistic feelings running high during the 1936 Berlin Olympic Games?
Adolf Hitler believed in Aryan Superiority theory.  He thought that his German athlets belong to a master's race and they would perform better than other participants in the 1936 Olympics, Berlin.  So nationalistic feelings were running high.

2. "I was no exception." - Explain. (Or) Why did Owens kick the pit in disgust? (Or) Why did Jesse Owens foul the first two jumps in the trail?
An angry athlete will commit mistakes.  Jesse Owens was no exception to this. He was hot under the collar (angry) with Hitler's childish Aryan theory.  So he committed mistakes.  His performance in trial was very poor. He kicked the pit in disgust.   But the German Luz Long performed well.  

3. Describe Luz Long. (OR) How did Owens manage to qualify for the finals with a foot to spare? (Or) How did Luz Long help Jesse Owens?
Luz Long is a tall German long jumper.  Though he is trained by Hitler, he does not believe in Hitler's theory.  Jesse Owens is his opponent player but he is friendly with him and even helps him to get qualified for final.  He suggests to draw a line behind take off board and then to jump. Because of him, Jesse managed to qualify for final.

4. How did Long respond to Jesse winning the gold? (Or) Why did Hitler glare at Luz and Jesse?
Luz Long broke his past record in long jump. However it is Jesse Owens who won the gold medal by jumping 26 feet 5, 5/16 inches.  Luz Long congratulated him by shaking his hand. Hitler didn't like the defeat of Luz, so he glared at both of them.

5. What according to Coubertin is the true spirit of the Olympics? 
Coubertin is the founder of modern Olympic games.  According to him, the true spirit of Olympic is not winning but taking part. It is not winning but fighting well that matters. Luz Long did not win. But he was a good example of Olympic spirit.