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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year were track races changed from miles to meters?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1973.

2. How many additional miles would Steve run on Sunday's?
(a) 4-5.
(b) 8-9.
(c) 5-6.
(d) 6-7.

3. What time did Steve finish the most important race of his 1974 European tour in?
(a) 13:21.9.
(b) 13:21.10.
(c) 13:21.8.
(d) 13:21.9.

4. What did Europe mean to the American athletes of the 1970's?
(a) It was full of promise.
(b) It was a great place to be.
(c) It was not a good place for athletes.
(d) It meant having a more devoted crowd at their meets.

5. What region strongly promoted track meets in the summer of 1974?
(a) Norway
(b) Finland.
(c) Germany.
(d) Scandinavia.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Mark Feig say that he got to know Steve best?

2. What did Steve think was the reason whenever he lost a race?

3. How many miles would Steve run every day when training?

4. Why did the Olympics require races to be ran as meters instead of miles?

5. What type of runner was Steve not?

(see the answer key)

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