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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25, 26 & 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By how many seconds did Biglow beat Gary Reid in the rep?
(a) 5 seconds.
(b) 7 seconds.
(c) 4 seconds.
(d) 3 seconds.

2. How many strokes did Wood take in the final and realize that he was rowing the wrong race?
(a) 10.
(b) 20.
(c) 25.
(d) 15.

3. In the late 1870s, how much money might a top sculler make per year in purses?
(a) $7,500.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $12,000.
(d) $18,000.

4. What was Jim Dietz's father's job?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Fisherman.
(d) Lawyer.

5. Near what town would Biglow be rowing in the Olympics?
(a) Santa Barbara.
(b) San Diego.
(c) Modesto.
(d) Monterrey.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Biglow begin stroking the Yale boat?

2. When a race was over and Wood had rowed at his peak, how long would it take his body to physically replenish?

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

4. Whose flagpole did Lewis want to desecrate?

5. How many times had Lewis and Enquist raced as a double when they rowed their first Olympic heat?

(see the answer key)

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