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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19, 20 & 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Wood and Altekruse spend when they drove from Cambridge to the 1984 Olympic game trials?
(a) $100.
(b) $200.
(c) $250.
(d) $150.

2. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?
(a) Second place.
(b) Fourth place.
(c) First place.
(d) Third place.

3. How long had Harry Parker been Wood's coach on and off?
(a) Some 12 years.
(b) Some 20 years.
(c) Some 7 years.
(d) Some 14 years.

4. How many of the years before the Olympic trials had Wood spent rowing by himself?
(a) 3 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 2 years.

5. How much money was donated to dam a stream to make the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?
(a) $125,000.
(b) $150,000.
(c) $225,000.
(d) $175,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of a business did Wood work for after leaving Hartford?

2. How much higher was Biglow's erg score than his teammates' scores?

3. How long did the record that Cunningham and his crew set for a twelve-boat regatta stand?

4. Where did Lewis work out when he was rowing?

5. What sport did Harry Parker encourage rowers to take up because it built up athletic endurance?

(see the answer key)

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