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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Jenn Shelton born?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1985.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1988.

2. Tegla Loroupe is a long-distance track and road runner from where?
(a) Kenya.
(b) South Africa.
(c) Ethiopia.
(d) Zimbabwe.

3. What young scientist is described in Chapter 28 who discovered that the intake of air was a critical element for a runner?
(a) David Carrier.
(b) Victoriano Churro.
(c) Charles Williams.
(d) Emil Zapotek.

4. Creel is located how many kilometers to the southwest of the state capital, Chihuahua?
(a) 74.
(b) 175.
(c) 49.
(d) 133.

5. Who were the founders of Nike, Inc.?
(a) Steve Mayflower and Paul Johnson.
(b) Francis Jefferson and Edmund Douglas.
(c) Bill Bowerman and Philip Knight.
(d) John Anderson and Roger Thompson.

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

7. Where does Christopher McDougall live today?
(a) Rural Pennsylvania.
(b) The Denver suburbs.
(c) Boston.
(d) Manhattan.

8. Who hiked five miles to bring the author juice in Chapter 31?
(a) Carl.
(b) Ken.
(c) Manuel.
(d) Bob.

9. On what date was the race set in Chapter 20?
(a) January 29.
(b) May 12.
(c) April 20.
(d) March 5.

10. Christopher McDougall spent how many years as a foreign correspondent for the Associated Press?
(a) 6.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 8.

11. What was the name of Jenn Shelton's boyfriend who went with her to Mexico to race in Chapter 21?
(a) Rick Fisher.
(b) Billy Barnett.
(c) Charles Williams.
(d) Emil Zapotek.

12. Who woke up the author at the crack of dawn on a freezing morning to see if he wanted to sneak in a run in Chapter 24?
(a) Carl and Ken.
(b) Luis and Scott.
(c) Ken and Scott.
(d) Carl and Luis.

13. Who insisted that he was going to go into the canyons barefoot in Chapter 24?
(a) Luis.
(b) Bob.
(c) Ted.
(d) Scott.

14. What is a sensory receptor that responds to mechanical pressure or distortion?
(a) Photoreceptor.
(b) Mechanoreceptor.
(c) Thermoreceptor.
(d) Chemoreceptor.

15. Nike, Inc. was founded on January 25, 1964 with what name?
(a) Extreme Sports Inc.
(b) Sportus Maximus.
(c) Gold Medal Sports.
(d) Blue Ribbon Sports.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who came in second place in the race in Chapter 31?

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

3. What disease did Scott Jurek's mother suffer from?

4. Who did Caballo Blanco say he met in Leadville in Chapter 32?

5. When was Christopher McDougall born?

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