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

2. What act did Congress pass in 1978?
(a) Professional Sports Act.
(b) Professional Sports Law.
(c) Amateur Sports Act.
(d) Amateur Sports Law.

3. What type of man was Steve?
(a) Devoted man.
(b) Friendly man.
(c) Lazy man.
(d) Man of action.

4. How much did the ITA offer Steve in 1974 to become a professional runner?
(a) $150,000.
(b) $100,000.
(c) $200,000.
(d) $250,000.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Steve's girlfriend in 1975?

2. Readers of what magazine voted Steve the most popular track athlete in 1975?

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

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

5. What did Steve give to Nike?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Steve's job at Nike entail?

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

3. What were the major causes of Steve's disagreements with the AAU?

4. How did Steve relate running to art?

5. What was Steve's opinion on his running ability?

6. What did going to Europe mean to American athletes in the 1970's?

7. What point in his life had Steve reached when he began the 1975 track season?

8. What was Steve's greatest drawback in Europe?

9. How did Steve's car accident happen?

10. What did Bill Alvarado do to help Steve when he discovered the accident?

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