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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Steve go right after leaving the track after his last race?
(a) To his girlfriends.
(b) Home.
(c) To the bar.
(d) He went to Mark Feig's apartment to shower.

2. How long did Steve train before going to the July Games in Stockholm in 1974?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) 2 weeks.
(c) 4 weeks.
(d) 5 weeks.

3. What time did Steve finish his last indoor race of the 1975 season in?
(a) 8:24.6.
(b) 8:24.8.
(c) 8:24.5.
(d) 8:24.4.

4. What was the most important race of Steve's 1974 European tour?
(a) World Games in Finland.
(b) World Games in Switzerland.
(c) World Games in Sweden.
(d) World Games in Norway.

5. Where did Steve drop his other passenger off?
(a) Another party.
(b) Univerity of Portland
(c) Kenny Moore's home.
(d) Their house.

6. How many hours did Steve sleep each night while in Europe in 1974?
(a) 10 hours.
(b) 9 hours.
(c) 8 hours.
(d) 7 hours.

7. Where was Nike headquarters located?
(a) Eugene, Oregon.
(b) Haines, Oregon.
(c) Beaverton, Oregon.
(d) Salem, Oregon.

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

9. Who said "That man has something no runner in my time had"?
(a) Mike Dellinger.
(b) Bill Dellinger.
(c) Ben Dellinger.
(d) John Dellinger.

10. What bad nickname was given to Amateurism?
(a) Disappointment.
(b) Shambles.
(c) Shamateurism.
(d) Discouragement.

11. Why did Steve think that Steve Bence was Spanish?
(a) Because he spoke with an accent.
(b) Because he had visited Spain.
(c) Because he went to Air Force school in Spain.
(d) Because he knew Spanish.

12. What was Steve's job title with the company that hired him after college?
(a) Local Public Relations Manager.
(b) Regional Manager.
(c) National Public Relations Manager.
(d) Store Manager.

13. What town did Steve buy a house in after college?
(a) Salem.
(b) Haines.
(c) Coos Bay.
(d) Eugene.

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

15. What group challenged the rules of Amateurism?
(a) Boston Athletic Association.
(b) Univerty of Portland Track and Field Program.
(c) Univerity of Oregan Track and Field Program.
(d) Association of Road Racing Athletes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Steve call his fans?

2. What act did Congress pass in 1978?

3. What did Steve place in the 1975 CYO meet?

4. What name did everyone know Steve by?

5. Where did the training that Steve participated in spring 1975 occur?

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