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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25, 26 & 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the late 1870s, how much money might a top sculler make per year in purses?
(a) $12,000.
(b) $18,000.
(c) $15,000.
(d) $7,500.

2. When Lewis and Enquist came to Princeton for the double race, by how many lengths did they win their heat?
(a) 6.
(b) 5.
(c) 4.
(d) 7.

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

4. Who was the person that Lewis worked with most of the time when he was rowing?
(a) His cousin.
(b) His brother.
(c) His father.
(d) His coach.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Biglows move West?

3. How tall was Lewis?

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

5. What job had Wood had in Hartford?

(see the answer key)

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