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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Wood and his teammates once spend apiece to stay in a room at the Princeton Motor Lodge?
(a) $15.00.
(b) $10.00.
(c) $7.50.
(d) $5.00.

2. Which cities were the most serious rowing cities in America?
(a) New York and Washington, D.C.
(b) Hartford and New Haven.
(c) Seattle and Portland.
(d) Boston and Philadelphia.

3. By the time of the trials for the 1984 Olympics, how long had it been since Wood graduated from college?
(a) 9 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 5 years.

4. In the late 1870s, how much money might a top sculler make per year in purses?
(a) $15,000.
(b) $7,500.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $18,000.

5. When Donald Beer won an Olympic gold medal, what rowing event did he compete in?
(a) A Yale eight.
(b) A Yale double.
(c) A Yale four.
(d) Single sculler.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the Olympic trials held in Chapter 1?

2. How tall was Biglow?

3. When had Christopher Wood been a spare on an Olympic team, before 1984?

4. How much older was Wood than most of his competitors?

5. What year did the U.S. boycott the summer Olympic games?

(see the answer key)

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