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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. 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.

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

5. How much did Steve earn each year after college?
(a) $8,000.
(b) $7,000.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $6,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. What traits marked Steve's personality?

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

3. Where did Steve and his girlfriend go together first after his last race?

4. How long did Steve train before going to the July Games in Stockholm in 1974?

5. Who was Steve's main competitor in his first European race of 1974?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did being an open athlete mean to Steve?

2. What did Steve tell those conducting the psychological tests he participated in 1975 about how he felt?

3. What did Bill Dellinger say that Steve had that no runner in his time had?

4. What was Steve's reaction to John Hall's prediction of how he would place in the LA Times Indoor Meet?

5. What kind of reception did Steve get when he arrived at the July Games in Stockholm?

6. Why did the AAU have problems with Steve wearing Nike clothes and shoes?

7. What happened when Steve participated in the 1975 LA Times Indoor Meet?

8. How did Steve feel about being accused of not caring about women's track?

9. Where did Steve go after leaving the track after his last race?

10. What did Steve do before leaving the track after winning his last race?

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