The Amateurs Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Amateurs Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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

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

3. How much did Wood pay for a brand-new scull in the spring before the Olympic trials?
(a) $2,800.
(b) $3,400.
(c) $2,100.
(d) $3,700.

4. As the 1984 Olympics approached, how long had it been since the United States had had a serious chance to win an Olympic medal?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 25 years.
(c) 40 years.
(d) 30 years.

5. How much older was Wood than most of his competitors?
(a) 1 to 2 years.
(b) 5 to 6 years.
(c) 7 to 8 years.
(d) 3 to 4 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the favorite to win the right to represent the United States in the single sculls for the 1984 Olympic games?

2. How much did Wood and his teammates once spend apiece to stay in a room at the Princeton Motor Lodge?

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

4. Who were two well-known teammates that Wood had crewed with in college?

5. Where was Biglow from?

(see the answer key)

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