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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who did the U.S. hockey team beat in the 1980 winter Olympics?
(a) England.
(b) Germany.
(c) France.
(d) Russia.

3. How much money was brought into town when the Olympic trials were held in Chapter 1?
(a) $7 million.
(b) $10 million.
(c) $5 million.
(d) $6 million.

4. When Donald Beer won an Olympic gold medal, what rowing event did he compete in?
(a) A Yale eight.
(b) A Yale four.
(c) Single sculler.
(d) A Yale double.

5. What sport did Bouscaren try when he first came to Yale?
(a) Football.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Soccer.

6. How many hours did Wood practice?
(a) As many as 475 hours.
(b) About 300 hours.
(c) As many as 500 hours.
(d) About 700 hours.

7. Which cities were the most serious rowing cities in America?
(a) Hartford and New Haven.
(b) Seattle and Portland.
(c) Boston and Philadelphia.
(d) New York and Washington, D.C.

8. In the fall of 1983, what sign did Lewis see that indicated to him that he had reached world-class status?
(a) He was regularly beating Svensson.
(b) He won the fall regatta.
(c) His speed for his Lidos had dropped in half.
(d) It was taking him less time to recover.

9. Where did Biglow go after the finals?
(a) Massachusetts.
(b) New Jersey.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New York.

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

11. How much did Biglow weigh?
(a) 185 pounds.
(b) 190 pounds.
(c) 175 pounds.
(d) 200 pounds.

12. Prior to the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that an American won gold in rowing?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1924.

13. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?
(a) Fourth place.
(b) Third place.
(c) First place.
(d) Second place.

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

15. How much money was donated to dam a stream to make the lake where the 1984 Olympic trials took place?
(a) $225,000.
(b) $125,000.
(c) $150,000.
(d) $175,000.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time of the trials for the 1984 Olympics, how long had it been since Wood graduated from college?

2. How old was Biglow when he won a bronze in a world regatta?

3. What was Biglow's grade point average when he graduated from Yale?

4. How wide was a rowing scull?

5. How much did Wood and Altekruse spend when they drove from Cambridge to the 1984 Olympic game trials?

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