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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 1 & 2 Cont..

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money was brought into town when the Olympic trials were held in Chapter 1?
(a) $6 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $7 million.
(d) $5 million.

3. How long did most young men compete in rowing?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 6 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

5. When Donald Beer won an Olympic gold medal, what rowing event did he compete in?
(a) A Yale eight.
(b) A Yale four.
(c) A Yale double.
(d) Single sculler.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Harry Parker been Wood's coach on and off?

2. What type of a business did Wood work for after leaving Hartford?

3. Who was the favorite to win the right to represent the United States in the single sculls for the 1984 Olympic games?

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

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

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