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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Dan Goldberg from?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Iowa.
(c) Massachusetts.
(d) Wisconsin.

2. How many liters of oxygen could a world-class rower take in per minute?
(a) 6 liters.
(b) 5 liters.
(c) 4 liters.
(d) 3 liters.

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

4. What college did Biglow and Bouscaren row for?
(a) Boston University.
(b) Yale.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Rutgers.

5. When had Christopher Wood been the captain of the Olympic rowing team?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1976.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was the annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard?

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

3. How much did Wood and his teammates once spend apiece to stay in a room at the Princeton Motor Lodge?

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

5. When did Woodrow Wilson approach a philanthropist and ask for a donation for the Princeton law school?

(see the answer key)

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