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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. Where did Biglow and a friend named Paul Most go to enter a regatta one summer?
(a) Boston.
(b) Princeton.
(c) New Haven.
(d) Philadelphia.

2. On the Monday after the finals, which country pulled out of the 1984 Olympics?
(a) West Germany.
(b) Soviet Union.
(c) Latvia.
(d) Lithuania.

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

4. When did Woodrow Wilson approach a philanthropist and ask for a donation for the Princeton law school?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1903.

5. Which branch of the service did Harry Parker serve in?
(a) Marines.
(b) Air Force.
(c) Army.
(d) Navy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Carl Lewis collect?

2. What stroke had Lewis and Enquist wanted to maintain in the first Olympic heat?

3. How tall was Pertti Karppinen?

4. How many of the years before the Olympic trials had Wood spent rowing by himself?

5. Who was the Harvard sweep oarsman who had a tough time dealing with the mental adjustment to sculling?

(see the answer key)

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