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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What was Biglow's grade point average when he graduated from Yale?
(a) 2.7.
(b) 3.3.
(c) 2.9.
(d) 3.1

4. What year did Biglow graduate from college?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1978.

5. Who did the U.S. hockey team beat in the 1980 winter Olympics?
(a) England.
(b) Russia.
(c) France.
(d) Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long would each oarsman row when on the ergometer?

2. How much did Wood and Altekruse spend when they drove from Cambridge to the 1984 Olympic game trials?

3. How much did Biglow weigh?

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

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

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