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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19, 20 & 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lewis drive during the time that he and Enquist were practicing the double in 1983?
(a) Porsche.
(b) Mercedes Benz.
(c) Corvette.
(d) Lincoln.

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) $150,000.
(c) $175,000.
(d) $225,000.

3. What physical problems had bothered Biglow that interfered with his rowing?
(a) Bad knees.
(b) Torn rotator cuff.
(c) Bad back.
(d) Cracked rib.

4. How old was Biglow when he first rowed in a single scull?
(a) 10.
(b) 17.
(c) 15.
(d) 12.

5. When Shealy was on the Harvard crew, by how many lengths did Harvard beat the University of Washington?
(a) 2.
(b) 3.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Karl Adam, coach of the Ratzeburg oarsmen, become an influential figure in America?

3. How low did Lewis and Enquist get their time for five-hundred-meter sprints?

4. Who recorded a tape that Lewis and Enquist would listen to everyday for motivation?

5. What year did the U.S. boycott the summer Olympic games?

(see the answer key)

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