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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 & 2 Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Biglow from?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) San Francisco.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Boston.

2. How fast could a scull move per hour?
(a) 5 to 8 miles.
(b) 20 to 22 miles.
(c) 30 to 35 miles.
(d) 13 to 14 miles.

3. What college did Biglow and Bouscaren row for?
(a) Rutgers.
(b) Yale.
(c) Boston University.
(d) Harvard.

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

5. What reason did Wood's father believe kept Wood rowing?
(a) The competition.
(b) The Olympics.
(c) The prestige.
(d) The money.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who was the Harvard sweep oarsman who had a tough time dealing with the mental adjustment to sculling?

4. When had Christopher Wood been the captain of the Olympic rowing team?

5. Where did Wood transfer to after working in Hartford?

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