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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25, 26 & 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lewis drive during the time that he and Enquist were practicing the double in 1983?
(a) Porsche.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Corvette.
(d) Mercedes Benz.

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

3. What year did Biglow graduate from college?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1977.

4. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?
(a) Third place.
(b) First place.
(c) Second place.
(d) Fourth place.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Lewis and Enquist compete against in the first Olympic heat?

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

3. What sport did Bouscaren try when he first came to Yale?

4. How many weeks did Parker have to pick both the double and the quad?

5. How long had Parker been pessimistic about the chances for the Bouscaren-Altekruse double?

(see the answer key)

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