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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 first choice for college?
(a) Williams College.
(b) Strayer University.
(c) Broward College.
(d) Boston University.

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

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

4. Where was the most revealing image that Steve Kiesling ever saw published of John Biglow?
(a) The Daily Princetonian.
(b) Yale Daily News.
(c) The Daily Free Press.
(d) The Harvard Crimson.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Donald Beer won an Olympic gold medal, what rowing event did he compete in?

2. When did the Biglows move West?

3. What college did Wood oar for?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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