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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 7-12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what elevation does the Leadville Trail 100 begin?
(a) 10,200.
(b) 2,100.
(c) 8,300.
(d) 5,400.

2. When was Ann Trason born?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1962.

3. In 1993, what 52 year-old Tarahumara runner came in first in the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) Caballo Blanco.
(b) Martimano Cervantes.
(c) Victoriano Churro.
(d) Juan Herrera.

4. What refers to the seasonal movement of people with their livestock over relatively short distances, typically to higher pastures in summer and to lower valleys in winter?
(a) Transhumance.
(b) Anthropology.
(c) Human mobility.
(d) Spectrum syndrome.

5. How old was Ann Trason when she ran the Leadville Trail 100?
(a) 33.
(b) 36.
(c) 25.
(d) 27.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Caballo Blanco say that Rick Fisher decided get the Taramuhara tribe some PR in Chapter 8?

2. What did the second team of Tarahumara runners use to fashion shoes for the Leadville Trail 100 race?

3. What 25 year-old Tarahumara runner won in a record time of 17:40 that stood for 11 years at the Leadville Trail 100?

4. In Chapter 1, after the author learned that Caballo Blanco always arrived at a certain time, he was disappointed to realize it was currently what time?

5. Who was known to be the greatest living Taramuhara runner in Chapter 3?

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