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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. Where did Steve go in January, 1975 for a series of physical and psychological tests?
(a) Institute for Aerobics Research in Dallas.
(b) Research Institute of Aerobics.
(c) Aerobic Research Institute.
(d) Dallas Aerobic Research Institute.

2. In what year did the group challenge the rules of Amateurism?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1984.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1982.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what race in 1975 did Steve place the worst he had since high school?

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

3. What was created as a memorial at the site of Steve's crash?

4. Who said that in his day runners "never would have taken a victory lap"?

5. Who were Steve's roommates in 1974?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How did Steve relate running to art?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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