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

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 | Eight Week Quiz E

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 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country was George Pocock born?
(a) Great Britain.
(b) Belgium.
(c) The United States.
(d) The Republic of Ireland.

2. When was the first Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta held?
(a) March 11, 1911.
(b) March 31, 1914.
(c) September 29, 1829.
(d) June 24, 1895.

3. The first American intercollegiate crew race in America took place in what year?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1852.
(c) 1788.
(d) 1808.

4. When was Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as President of the United States?
(a) March 4, 1933.
(b) October 9, 1933.
(c) July 1, 1932.
(d) ecember 14, 1930.

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) Elocution.
(c) Ellipses.
(d) Posterior.

Short Answer Questions

1. By what name did the dust storm that hit on April 14, 1935 become known?

2. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?

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

4. Who hired Joe Rantz to help him install a new roof on his farmhouse in the summer of 1934?

5. Who was the coxswain of the varsity boat that raced against the freshmen at the University of Washington in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?

(see the answer key)

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