CHAPTER 10

Beijing Olympics: Political Battleground?

1. Protesters have disrupted

The construction of the Olympic stadium

The arrival of overseas teams

The Olympic torch relay

The meetings of the Olympic organizing committee

2. All three presidential candidates called on President Bush to

Write a letter to Chinese President Hu Jintao

Decline to attend the opening ceremony of the Olympics

Call on American athletes to boycott the Olympics

Ban Chinese athletes at the next American-hosted Olympics

3. David Wallechinsky cites the first games at which politics intruded in a major way as

The 1960 Rome Olympics

The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics

The 1896 Athens Olympics

The 1936 Berlin Olympics

4. Palestinian terrorists killed 11 Israeli athletes at

The 1984 Los Angeles Olympics

The 1972 Munich Olympics

The 1996 Atlanta Olympics

The 1968 Mexico City Olympics

5. Nikki Dryden of Team Darfur urges athletes to

Boycott the Olympics

Urge their governments to call for boycotts of the Olympics

Speak out about human rights issues while attending the Olympics

Be sure to win as many gold medals as possible to take glory away from China