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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the favorite to win the right to represent the United States in the single sculls for the 1984 Olympic games?
(a) Christopher Wood.
(b) Charley Altekruse.
(c) Joe Bouscaren.
(d) John Biglow.

2. When had Christopher Wood been a spare on an Olympic team, before 1984?
(a) 1976.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1968.

3. How much time might Wood race in a year?
(a) 75 minutes.
(b) 130 minutes.
(c) 220 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

4. Who was Harry Parker's greatest role model?
(a) Joe Burk.
(b) Andrew Brignon.
(c) Charles Watson.
(d) Peter Preston.

5. When Shealy was on the Harvard crew, by how many lengths did Harvard beat the University of Washington?
(a) 1.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 2.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was President the year that the U.S. boycotted the summer Olympic games?

2. What was Biglow's grade point average when he graduated from Yale?

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

4. How many hours did Wood exercise in a year?

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

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