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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Rick Fisher was an arrogant wilderness photographer from where?
(a) Washington.
(b) Oregon.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

3. The first non-Tarahumara runner to finish was almost how far behind the winner in the Leadville Trail 100 race in 1993?
(a) An hour.
(b) Forty minutes.
(c) Ten minutes.
(d) Twenty minutes.

4. After how many days of traveling did Salvador announce that they had arrived at their destination in Chapter 4?
(a) 3.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

5. Where is Ann Trason from?
(a) Kensington, California.
(b) Ashland, Oregon.
(c) Yakima, Washington.
(d) Elko, Nevada.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the Barefoot Runners Society founded in the United States?

2. What village which was known for its great runners did the Tarahumara teacher tell the author about in Chapter 5?

3. The Tarahumara language belongs to what family?

4. When did Emil Zatopek die?

5. When was Emil Zatopek born?

(see the answer key)

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