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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What reason did Wood's father believe kept Wood rowing?
(a) The competition.
(b) The money.
(c) The prestige.
(d) The Olympics.

2. How much did Wood and Altekruse spend when they drove from Cambridge to the 1984 Olympic game trials?
(a) $250.
(b) $200.
(c) $150.
(d) $100.

3. What year did the U.S. boycott the summer Olympic games?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1976.

4. Biglow and Bouscaren were staying with Donald Beer. When did Beer graduate from Yale?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1949.
(c) 1961.
(d) 1956.

5. How long would each oarsman row when on the ergometer?
(a) 10 minutes.
(b) 12 minutes.
(c) 5 minutes.
(d) 15 minutes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Biglow's first choice for college?

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

3. When did Bouscaren graduate from Yale?

4. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?

5. Who was President the year that the U.S. boycotted the summer Olympic games?

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