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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Biglow's grade point average when he graduated from Yale?
(a) 2.9.
(b) 3.3.
(c) 3.1
(d) 2.7.

2. How much money was donated to dam a stream to make the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?
(a) $125,000.
(b) $175,000.
(c) $150,000.
(d) $225,000.

3. How much did Wood and Altekruse spend when they drove from Cambridge to the 1984 Olympic game trials?
(a) $250.
(b) $100.
(c) $150.
(d) $200.

4. Who did the U.S. hockey team beat in the 1980 winter Olympics?
(a) France.
(b) Germany.
(c) England.
(d) Russia.

5. How many hours did Wood practice?
(a) About 700 hours.
(b) As many as 475 hours.
(c) About 300 hours.
(d) As many as 500 hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Wood pay for a brand-new scull in the spring before the Olympic trials?

2. Who was the favorite to win the right to represent the United States in the single sculls for the 1984 Olympic games?

3. Biglow and Bouscaren were staying with Donald Beer. When did Beer graduate from Yale?

4. Where were the Olympic trials held in Chapter 1?

5. What year did the U.S. boycott the summer Olympic games?

(see the answer key)

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