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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long was the annual rowing race between Yale and Harvard?
(a) 4 miles.
(b) 2 miles.
(c) 7 miles.
(d) 5 miles.

3. Prior to the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that an American won gold in rowing?
(a) 1952.
(b) 1932.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1924.

4. How much older was Wood than most of his competitors?
(a) 1 to 2 years.
(b) 7 to 8 years.
(c) 3 to 4 years.
(d) 5 to 6 years.

5. Before the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that a bronze had been won by an American in the single sculls?
(a) 1964.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1952.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the most revealing image that Steve Kiesling ever saw published of John Biglow?

2. When a race was over and Wood had rowed at his peak, how long would it take his body to physically replenish?

3. How old was Christopher Wood during the time of the 1984 Olympic game trials?

4. How long had Harry Parker been Wood's coach on and off?

5. How old was Biglow when he first rowed in a single scull?

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