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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the 1984 Olympics approached, how long had it been since the United States had had a serious chance to win an Olympic medal?
(a) 30 years.
(b) 40 years.
(c) 25 years.
(d) 15 years.

2. What job had Wood had in Hartford?
(a) Consultant.
(b) Actuarial expert.
(c) Configuration expert.
(d) Broker.

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

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

5. How much did Wood and his teammates once spend apiece to stay in a room at the Princeton Motor Lodge?
(a) $7.50.
(b) $15.00.
(c) $5.00.
(d) $10.00.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Biglow from?

2. How much would Wood have allowed Biglow to pay to rent the new scull that he bought?

3. How much money was donated to dam a stream to make the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?

4. Where did Bouscaren go to medical school?

5. How much did a scull weigh?

(see the answer key)

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