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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much time might Wood race in a year?
(a) 90 minutes.
(b) 220 minutes.
(c) 130 minutes.
(d) 75 minutes.

3. How long was the annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard?
(a) 4 miles.
(b) 5 miles.
(c) 7 miles.
(d) 2 miles.

4. How many hours did Wood exercise in a year?
(a) As many as 600.
(b) Over 700.
(c) As many 800.
(d) About 400.

5. Prior to the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that an American won gold in rowing?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1932.
(d) 1924.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much money was donated to dam a stream to make the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?

2. When had Christopher Wood been the captain of the Olympic rowing team?

3. Which cities were the most serious rowing cities in America?

4. What was Biglow's first choice for college?

5. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?

(see the answer key)

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