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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Wood pay for a brand-new scull in the spring before the Olympic trials?
(a) $2,800.
(b) $3,400.
(c) $3,700.
(d) $2,100.

2. Where was Dan Goldberg from?
(a) Iowa.
(b) Wisconsin.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Massachusetts.

3. Who was the Harvard sweep oarsman who had a tough time dealing with the mental adjustment to sculling?
(a) Brad Lewis.
(b) Charley Altekruse.
(c) John Biglow.
(d) Joe Bouscaren.

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

5. When did the Biglows move West?
(a) After the Civil War.
(b) After the Spanish American War.
(c) After World War I.
(d) After World War II.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How many hours did Wood exercise in a year?

3. By which decade was the marriage between sports and television virtually complete?

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

5. As the 1984 Olympics approached, how long had it been since the United States had had a serious chance to win an Olympic medal?

(see the answer key)

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