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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 5 - 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How much money was donated to dam a stream to make the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?
(a) $175,000.
(b) $125,000.
(c) $225,000.
(d) $150,000.

3. Which cities were the most serious rowing cities in America?
(a) Boston and Philadelphia.
(b) Hartford and New Haven.
(c) New York and Washington, D.C.
(d) Seattle and Portland.

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

5. Who was Harry Parker's greatest role model?
(a) Andrew Brignon.
(b) Peter Preston.
(c) Joe Burk.
(d) Charles Watson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the day school that Biglow attended?

3. Who donated the money for the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?

4. When had Christopher Wood been the captain of the Olympic rowing team?

5. What was Biglow's grade point average when he graduated from Yale?

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