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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. By which decade was the marriage between sports and television virtually complete?
(a) 1980s.
(b) 1970s.
(c) 1960s.
(d) 1950s.

3. Biglow and Bouscaren were staying with Donald Beer. When did Beer graduate from Yale?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1961.

4. What type of a business did Wood work for after leaving Hartford?
(a) Consulting firm.
(b) Insurance company.
(c) Brokerage firm.
(d) Engineering firm.

5. What physical problems had bothered Biglow that interfered with his rowing?
(a) Bad back.
(b) Bad knees.
(c) Cracked rib.
(d) Torn rotator cuff.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the most revealing image that Steve Kiesling ever saw published of John Biglow?

2. How old was Christopher Wood during the time of the 1984 Olympic game trials?

3. How many liters of oxygen could a world-class rower take in per minute?

4. What job had Wood had in Hartford?

5. By the time of the trials for the 1984 Olympics, how long had it been since Wood graduated from college?

(see the answer key)

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