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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jenn Shelton found her strength in what parts of the race in Chapter 31?
(a) The high elevations.
(b) The downhills.
(c) The low elevations.
(d) The uphills.

2. What is the theory that the evolution of certain human characteristics can be explained as adaptations to long-distance running?
(a) The ultamarathon hypothesis.
(b) The forced to run hypothesis.
(c) The endurance running hypothesis.
(d) The runners evolution hypothesis.

3. What was prepared to perform in the town in Chapter 31?
(a) Two soccer teams.
(b) A children's choir.
(c) A mariachi band.
(d) A circus.

4. In what city did the author attend high school?
(a) Detroit.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Chicago.
(d) New York.

5. Jenn Shelton dropped out of college to focus on what?
(a) Caring for loved ones.
(b) Physical training.
(c) Finding work.
(d) Writing poetry.

6. Who is quoted as saying, "I can't prove this, but I believe when my runners train barefoot, they run faster and suffer fewer injuries"?
(a) Victoriano Churro.
(b) Vin Lananna.
(c) Zola Budd.
(d) Tegla Loroupe.

7. Who disappeared on the run in Chapter 26 and had to be rescued?
(a) Scott and Luis.
(b) Caballo Blanco.
(c) Dusty Olson.
(d) Jenn and Billy.

8. 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) Arnulfo Quimare.
(b) Scott Jurek.
(c) Matt Carpenter.
(d) Louis Liebenberg.

9. What periodical hired Christopher McDougall to track down a fugitive Mexican pop star named Gloria Trevi?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) The New York Times Magazine.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) New York Magazine.

10. Where is Nike, Inc. headquartered?
(a) Portland, Oregon.
(b) Beaverton, Oregon.
(c) Tacoma, Washington.
(d) Vancouver, Washington.

11. 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) The New York Times Magazine.
(b) New York Magazine.
(c) Newsweek.
(d) Time Magazine.

12. What is the name of the corn beer made by the Tarahumara Indians?
(a) Horchata.
(b) Sugíki.
(c) Champurrado.
(d) Tesgüino.

13. Where did Caballo Blanco meet a hermit who introduced love of running to him?
(a) Montana.
(b) Arizona.
(c) Kentucky.
(d) Hawaii.

14. Scott Jurek began running long distances when he started cross training with running to prepare for what?
(a) Nordic skiing.
(b) Ocean swimming.
(c) Long jump.
(d) Surfing.

15. In Chapter 24, Caballo hadn't slept all night because of what?
(a) He was at a party.
(b) He hated being in town.
(c) He was having nightmares.
(d) Something that he ate.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen published?

2. Who were the founders of Nike, Inc.?

3. Scott Jurek did not begin running long distances until when?

4. On what college team did Jenn Shelton play while earning her degree?

5. After the author first met Caballo, he tried to run without what, to no avail?

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