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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the stroke man for Penn State at the 1936 Olympic trials?
(a) Jim Wray.
(b) Gordy Adam.
(c) Lloyd Saxton.
(d) Charlie McDonald.

2. What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?
(a) The Franklin Transfer Company.
(b) The Jackson Movers.
(c) The Morris Renovation Company.
(d) The Williamstown Moving Company.

3. Who was the coxswain for Navy at the Olympic trials in 1936?
(a) Joe Louis.
(b) Vic Krulak.
(c) Gordy Adam.
(d) Wink Winslow.

4. How many crews competed for the right to go to Berlin's 1936 Olympics in Princeton?
(a) 8.
(b) 12.
(c) 6.
(d) 10.

5. How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?
(a) 14 and a quarter inches.
(b) 12 and three-quarters of an inch.
(c) 19 and a half inches.
(d) 10 and a half inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far did Roger Morris walk to the University of Washington each day from his parents' home in Fremont?

2. On what network did Royal Brougham announce the live broadcast of the Olympic rowing trials in 1936?

3. What lake is used by Princeton University's rowing team?

4. What was the name of the University of Washington's football team before they became the Huskies?

5. In what year did Seattle's professional hockey team, the Metropolitans, become the first American team to win the Stanley Cup?

(see the answer key)

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