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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) Massachusetts.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Iowa.

2. By which decade was the marriage between sports and television virtually complete?
(a) 1970s.
(b) 1950s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1960s.

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

4. Before the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that a bronze had been won by an American in the single sculls?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1960.

5. What year did the U.S. boycott the summer Olympic games?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1972.
(d) 1980.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would each oarsman row when on the ergometer?

2. When had Christopher Wood been a spare on an Olympic team, before 1984?

3. What sport did Carl Lewis participate in that reportedly allowed him to earn $1 million a year in appearance fees and endorsements?

4. How much would Wood have allowed Biglow to pay to rent the new scull that he bought?

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

(see the answer key)

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