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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the University of California at Berkeley win the Olympic gold for rowing in Amsterdam?
(a) 1928.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1888.

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

3. What was the nickname that Jim McMillin's crewmates called him?
(a) Stub.
(b) Jimmy Rogers.
(c) Shorty.
(d) Hungry-Jack.

4. What was the name of Johnny White's mother?
(a) Elizabeth White.
(b) Doris White.
(c) Maimie White.
(d) Dorothy White.

5. How many of the original 175 boys were still in competition for a seat in the first two freshman boats at the University of Washington on October 30, 1933?
(a) 108.
(b) 80.
(c) 100.
(d) 65.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the first Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta held?

2. What word from Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10 refers to a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd?

3. Who was the coxswain for Navy at the Olympic trials in 1936?

4. In the fourth year of the Great Depression, how many Americans had no job or prospect of finding one, according to the author in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

5. What was the time of the University of California at Berkeley's crew in their heat for the 1936 Olympic trials?

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