The Amateurs Test | Final Test - Medium

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The Amateurs Test | Final Test - Medium

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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was stroking the quad at the finals?
(a) Paul Enquist.
(b) Tiff Wood.
(c) Brad Lewis.
(d) Charley Bracken.

2. Which country had the best quad in the world?
(a) West Germany.
(b) Sweden.
(c) Soviet Union.
(d) Finland.

3. What did Biglow call his rowing coach at Yale?
(a) Mister Coach.
(b) Mister Tony.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Tony.

4. What elective course did Biglow take at Dartmouth?
(a) A course on on wilderness medicine.
(b) A course on sports medicine.
(c) A course on stress.
(d) A course on global health.

5. If Biglow did not qualify for the semi in his first race at the Olympic camp, how many days might he have of back-to-back racing?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Wood think long and hard about inviting to his engagement party?

2. Who recorded a tape that Lewis and Enquist would listen to everyday for motivation?

3. How many of the years before the Olympic trials had Wood spent rowing by himself?

4. By how many seconds did Biglow beat Gary Reid in the rep?

5. How tall was Enquist?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Parker and Altekruse argue on the day of the Princeton trials?

2. What did Wood arrange to liven things up a little and perhaps give him a sense of belonging at the Olympics?

3. Why did Bouscaren consider turning down the offer from New York Hospital?

4. What personal disappointment was Harry Parker fighting during team camp?

5. How did Parker sometimes protect certain oarsmen whose skills he was confident of from the savagery of the seat?

6. Why was Biglow's rowing proving to be a mystery to him and his coaches?

7. What did Wood do after the Olympics?

8. Why was it so difficult for Wood that he was chosen to be a spare by the Olympic rowing committee?

9. What did Biglow like about being in the Olympic camp?

10. What did Biglow believe was the greatest thing that Tony Johnson taught his athletes?

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