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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The only person the author found who knew anything of Caballo Blanco was an editor of what magazine in Chapter 18?
(a) "Run For Fun."
(b) "UltraRunner."
(c) "Fitness Running."
(d) "Runners World."

2. The Tarahumara language belongs to what family?
(a) Uto-Incan.
(b) Uto-Mexican.
(c) Uto-Columbian.
(d) Uto-Aztecan.

3. When was Emil Zatopek born?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1922.
(d) 1915.

4. When does Caballo Blanco say that Rick Fisher decided get the Taramuhara tribe some PR in Chapter 8?
(a) The early 1990s.
(b) The mid 1980s.
(c) The mid 1990s.
(d) The late 1980s.

5. Who is the current course record holder in the Leadville Trail 100 race?
(a) Matt Carpenter.
(b) Billy Barnett.
(c) Scott Jurek.
(d) Charles Williams.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many world records has Ann Trason broken during her career?

2. What did the teacher give to the author which gave tremendous energy in Chapter 6?

3. Where is Ann Trason from?

4. According to the author, the joy that the Tarahumara runners experienced while running stemmed from what?

5. What was the name of the Tarahumara schoolteacher with whom the author spoke in Chapter 5?

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