View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Thula Rantz go to audition for Fritz Kreisler in 1935?
(a) New York.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Paris.
(d) London.

2. Who was the coxswain for the British crew at the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) Ed Stanley.
(b) Gordy Adam.
(c) Avery Brundage.
(d) John Noel Duckworth.

3. What crew member for the University of Washington varsity crew in 1936 hailed from Anacortes, Washington, and was an accomplished pianist and athlete?
(a) Gordy Adam.
(b) Avery Brundage.
(c) Wink Winslow.
(d) Don Hume.

4. Who was the senior that Ulbrickson swapped out for George Morry as coxswain on the sophomore boat at Poughkeepsie in 1935?
(a) Ed Stanley.
(b) George Hunt.
(c) Wink Winslow.
(d) Russell Callow.

5. Of the Grand Coulee Dam, the narrator says it was "so massive that by the time it was finished it would be the largest masonry structure built since" what?
(a) The Sears Tower.
(b) The Great Wall of China.
(c) The Empire State Building.
(d) The Great Pyramid at Giza.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money did the Nazi government secretly funnel to Leni Riefenstahl for the purpose of producing the film "Olympia"?

2. On what date was the medal race for the eight-oared crews in the 1936 Olympic Games?

3. Who was the stroke for the British crew at the 1936 Olympics?

4. What word used to describe Chuck Day in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 11 means inclined to quarrel or combative?

5. What film studio came to shoot newsreel of the University of Washington rowing crew as they practiced in January of 1936?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the University of Washington crew's performance at the final Olympic trial in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 15?

2. What did the University of Washington rowing crew come to represent for Seattle and Washington, according to the author in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10? Why did they come to represent this?

3. How does the author describe the American rowing team's performance at their final race in the 1936 Summer Olympics? What strategies were used?

4. How was the necessary money raised for the crew from the University of Washington to attend the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin?

5. Where did the American rowing crews lodge and train during the 1936 Summer Olympics? How is this setting described by the author?

6. How did fans and reporters respond when Al Ulbrickson made the decision to pull the sophomore team from the varsity lineup at Poughkeepsie in 1935?

7. What statement did Al Ulbrickson make via an open letter to the Seattle Times in September of 1935? Why did he make this announcement?

8. Why was the 1936 regatta against the University of California at Berkeley significant for Joe Rantz? How did the University of Washington perform in the race?

9. What position did Joe Rantz take at the Grand Coulee Dam site in the summer after his sophomore year at the University of Washington? How much did the job pay?

10. What ship did the University of Washington crew take to Europe for the 1936 Summer Olympics? How is the setting of the ship described?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,075 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample