The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Daniel James Brown
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Daniel James Brown
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Joe's aunt that he was sent to live with after his mother died?
(a) Alma.
(b) Marie.
(c) Ellen.
(d) Sarah.

2. On what date did George Pocock and his brother Dick first arrive in Vancouver, Canada?
(a) March 31, 1914.
(b) December 14, 1930.
(c) March 23, 1891.
(d) March 11, 1911.

3. Who was the first person to cross the United States by motor vehicle, traveling by motorcycle from San Francisco to New York?
(a) Roger Morris.
(b) Angus Hay Jr.
(c) George A. Wyman.
(d) Tom Bolles.

4. On what date did Joyce Simdar's family home burn to the ground?
(a) March 11, 1911.
(b) March 4, 1933.
(c) October 9, 1926.
(d) September 29, 1929.

5. What word from Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 3 refers to an even balance or distribution of weight?
(a) Equipoise.
(b) Posterior.
(c) Ellipses.
(d) Elocution.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley established?

2. On what date was Joe Rantz born?

3. How many acres was the "stump farm" that Harry Rantz purchased in Sequim?

4. What word from the narrative refers to a boat race?

5. What was the name of the family that Joe's father took Joe to live with near the Hama Hama Logging Company in 1924?

(see the answer key)

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