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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. By the time of the trials for the 1984 Olympics, how long had it been since Wood graduated from college?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 9 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 5 years.

2. Who was President the year that the U.S. boycotted the summer Olympic games?
(a) Gerald Ford.
(b) Richard Nixon.
(c) Jimmy Carter.
(d) Ronald Reagan.

3. Where did Bouscaren go to medical school?
(a) Cornell Medical School.
(b) Dartmouth Medical School.
(c) Harvard Medical School.
(d) Stanford University Medical School.

4. How fast could a scull move per hour?
(a) 30 to 35 miles.
(b) 5 to 8 miles.
(c) 13 to 14 miles.
(d) 20 to 22 miles.

5. Where were the Olympic trials held in Chapter 1?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) New Haven, Connecticut.
(c) Princeton, New Jersey.
(d) Hartford, Connecticut.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Biglow and Bouscaren were staying with Donald Beer. When did Beer graduate from Yale?

4. How much did a scull weigh?

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

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