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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. When had Christopher Wood been a spare on an Olympic team, before 1984?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1968.

2. Biglow and Bouscaren were staying with Donald Beer. When did Beer graduate from Yale?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1961.

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

4. Who were two well-known teammates that Wood had crewed with in college?
(a) Ryan and Belinn.
(b) Shealy and Cashin.
(c) Bucklin and Carpenter.
(d) Phillips and Minner.

5. How long had Harry Parker been Wood's coach on and off?
(a) Some 7 years.
(b) Some 12 years.
(c) Some 14 years.
(d) Some 20 years.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was President the year that the U.S. boycotted the summer Olympic games?

2. By the time of the trials for the 1984 Olympics, how long had it been since Wood graduated from college?

3. How much money was brought into town when the Olympic trials were held in Chapter 1?

4. Prior to the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that an American won gold in rowing?

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

(see the answer key)

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