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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Creel is located how many kilometers to the southwest of the state capital, Chihuahua?
(a) 74.
(b) 133.
(c) 175.
(d) 49.
2. Scott Jurek began running long distances when he started cross training with running to prepare for what?
(a) Ocean swimming.
(b) Long jump.
(c) Nordic skiing.
(d) Surfing.
3. Who called to say that he could show how an antelope could be run to death, which he had learned in the bush, in Chapter 28?
(a) Matt Carpenter.
(b) Arnulfo Quimare.
(c) Scott Jurek.
(d) Louis Liebenberg.
4. What periodical hired Christopher McDougall to write a cover story about why America hasn't been hit by another terrorist attack since September 11?
(a) New York Magazine.
(b) Time Magazine.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) The New York Times Magazine.
5. Abebe Bikila was a barefoot runner from where?
(a) Zambia.
(b) Kenya.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Zimbabwe.
6. Jenn Shelton dropped out of college to focus on what?
(a) Caring for loved ones.
(b) Writing poetry.
(c) Physical training.
(d) Finding work.
7. Running in padded shoes typically places more emphasis on what part of the foot?
(a) The five bones of the midfoot.
(b) The heel.
(c) The instep.
(d) The lateral edge of the forefoot.
8. Who insisted that he was going to go into the canyons barefoot in Chapter 24?
(a) Ted.
(b) Scott.
(c) Luis.
(d) Bob.
9. Who disappeared on the run in Chapter 26 and had to be rescued?
(a) Caballo Blanco.
(b) Jenn and Billy.
(c) Dusty Olson.
(d) Scott and Luis.
10. What is the theory that the evolution of certain human characteristics can be explained as adaptations to long-distance running?
(a) The forced to run hypothesis.
(b) The endurance running hypothesis.
(c) The runners evolution hypothesis.
(d) The ultamarathon hypothesis.
11. What was prepared to perform in the town in Chapter 31?
(a) Two soccer teams.
(b) A circus.
(c) A mariachi band.
(d) A children's choir.
12. It was how long before they were going to leave to meet the Tarahumara as Chapter 29 opened?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 10 minutes.
(c) 2 hours.
(d) 1 hour.
13. Jenn Shelton found her strength in what parts of the race in Chapter 31?
(a) The downhills.
(b) The high elevations.
(c) The uphills.
(d) The low elevations.
14. Scott Jurek did not begin running long distances until when?
(a) His freshman year in high school.
(b) His junior year in college.
(c) His sophmore year in high school.
(d) His senior year in college.
15. Who did Caballo Blanco say he met in Leadville in Chapter 32?
(a) Tegla.
(b) Martimano.
(c) Shaggy.
(d) Manuel.
Short Answer Questions
1. Tegla Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner from where?
2. The general Tarahumara term for an alcoholic beverage is what?
3. Caballo was filled with pride as he showed off what to the author in Chapter 26?
4. When did Nike, Inc. officially take the name "Nike"?
5. When did Christopher McDougall complete his college education?
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