View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did Biglow go to visit after the finals?
(a) His father.
(b) Grandmother Biglow.
(c) His mother.
(d) His sister.

2. How long would each oarsman row when on the ergometer?
(a) 15 minutes.
(b) 5 minutes.
(c) 12 minutes.
(d) 10 minutes.

3. How fast could a scull move per hour?
(a) 13 to 14 miles.
(b) 30 to 35 miles.
(c) 5 to 8 miles.
(d) 20 to 22 miles.

4. Who were two well-known teammates that Wood had crewed with in college?
(a) Bucklin and Carpenter.
(b) Ryan and Belinn.
(c) Phillips and Minner.
(d) Shealy and Cashin.

5. Where did Wood transfer to after working in Hartford?
(a) Princeton.
(b) Boston.
(c) New Haven.
(d) Providence.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall was Biglow?

2. On the Monday after the finals, which country pulled out of the 1984 Olympics?

3. How much higher was Biglow's erg score than his teammates' scores?

4. What year did Biglow graduate from college?

5. Who was the Harvard sweep oarsman who had a tough time dealing with the mental adjustment to sculling?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 164 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample