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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. What did Lewis nickname Altekruse's and Bouscaren's boat?
(a) The Rough Boat.
(b) The Love Boat.
(c) The Smooth Boat.
(d) The Bug Boat.

2. Who did Lewis and Enquist compete against in the first Olympic heat?
(a) West Germans and Norwegians.
(b) Belgium and Yugoslavia.
(c) Australia and Romania.
(d) Finland and Canada.

3. Why did Parker believe that Buscaren was anxious about the double he was rowing with Altekruse?
(a) Because he and Altekruse couldn't get the stroke together.
(b) Because he was having physical problems.
(c) Because of the Lewis-Enquist double.
(d) Because of the Wood-Biglow double.

4. How many liters of oxygen could a world-class rower take in per minute?
(a) 6 liters.
(b) 4 liters.
(c) 3 liters.
(d) 5 liters.

5. Which country had the best quad in the world?
(a) Soviet Union.
(b) West Germany.
(c) Sweden.
(d) Finland.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the late 1870s, how much money might a top sculler make per year in purses?

2. When had Christopher Wood been a spare on an Olympic team, before 1984?

3. When did Enquist graduate from college?

4. Near what town would Biglow be rowing in the Olympics?

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

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