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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who were Steve's roommates in 1974?
(a) John Bence and Rick Feig.
(b) Steve Bence and Mark Feig.
(c) Rick Bence and John Feig.
(d) Mark Bence and Steve Feig.

2. What did Steve place in the 1975 CYO meet?
(a) 4th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 3rd.

3. What place did Steve finish in the July Games in 1974?
(a) 4th.
(b) 2nd.
(c) 1st.
(d) 3rd.

4. What would Steve have had to give up if he had gone professional?
(a) The ability to make his own schedule.
(b) Living in Oregon.
(c) A chance at an Olympic medal.
(d) His independence.

5. What type of training did Steve agree to participate in spring 1975?
(a) Trail training.
(b) High-altitude training.
(c) Desert training.
(d) Road training.

6. Where did Steve and his girlfriend go together first after his last race?
(a) The Underground.
(b) Regal Beagle.
(c) Rabbitts.
(d) Paddock Tavern.

7. What was Steve's favorite bar?
(a) Paddock Tavern.
(b) Rabbitts.
(c) Regal Beagle.
(d) The Underground.

8. What club was Steve involved in with Hollister and Bannister?
(a) Decatholon Club.
(b) Triathalon Club.
(c) Track Club.
(d) Mile Club.

9. How did Steve die?
(a) Rollover car accident.
(b) A car ran him over.
(c) A serious running injury.
(d) Being thrown from his car after swerving off the road.

10. What did Frank Shorter say that Steve was?
(a) A happy person.
(b) A chronic complainer.
(c) Always sick.
(d) Always healthy.

11. Who said that in his day runners "never would have taken a victory lap"?
(a) Mike Dellinger.
(b) Ben Dellinger.
(c) Bill Dellinger.
(d) John Dellinger.

12. Which of Steve's college teammates won the Olympic discus gold medal in 1976?
(a) Mac Wilkins.
(b) Mike Wilkins.
(c) Ben Wilkins.
(d) John Wilkins.

13. What trait of Steve's caused him to be both eloquent and profane?
(a) His temper.
(b) His athleticism.
(c) His listening skills.
(d) His honesty.

14. What did Steve do when he returned from his tests in January, 1975?
(a) Begin indoor track season.
(b) Begin outdoor track season.
(c) Begin training for outdoor track season
(d) Begin training for indoor track season.

15. How old was the person that drove past Steve's accident and didn't stop to help?
(a) 40.
(b) 50.
(c) 30.
(d) 20.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Europe mean to the American athletes of the 1970's?

2. What type of man was Steve?

3. Where did Steve go in January, 1975 for a series of physical and psychological tests?

4. Who was the first person to discover Steve's accident?

5. What time did Steve finish his last indoor race of the 1975 season in?

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