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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where would the international regatta be held after the Olympic trials?
(a) Vienna.
(b) Paris.
(c) Lake Orta.
(d) Lake Lucerne.

2. With whom had Wood raced in a fast double and taken second at Henley in 1977?
(a) Greg Stone.
(b) Christ Allsopp.
(c) Al Healy.
(d) Jack Frackleton.

3. What type of drinks were featured in a commercial that ABC aired during the sculling race?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Coke.
(c) Dr. Pepper.
(d) 7-Up.

4. How many double races had Lewis rowed in his life, at the time he and Enquist won the gold?
(a) 9.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 7.

5. What did Lewis's cousin Mitch usually wear?
(a) Sweats.
(b) Torn jeans.
(c) Cut off shorts.
(d) Sleeveless t-shirts.

6. After the war, where was the race that Cunningham stroked that set a record time for a twelve-boat regatta?
(a) Princeton.
(b) New Haven.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Boston.

7. What did Biglow send to his friends when he wrote after the Olympics?
(a) Olympic keychains.
(b) Olympic coins.
(c) A picture of him rowing.
(d) Olympic rowing pins.

8. How many weeks did Parker have to pick both the double and the quad?
(a) 4 weeks.
(b) 5 weeks.
(c) 6 weeks.
(d) 7 weeks.

9. Who did Biglow believe were his biggest competition for the bronze medal?
(a) Deloof and Pancic.
(b) Ibarra and Mills.
(c) Iosub and Clement.
(d) Karppinen and Kolbe.

10. What coach made the comment that Biglow was chopping wood when he was rowing?
(a) Joe Burk.
(b) Frank Cunningham.
(c) Charley McIntyre.
(d) George Pocock.

11. When Lewis and Enquist were paired for the double at the team camp, what had the men finished?
(a) 6th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

12. How much did Lewis pay for a stand-room ticket to watch the final of the single sculls when he attended the Olympics in 1976?
(a) $4.
(b) $7.
(c) $5.
(d) $3.

13. Who did Lewis want to row a double with in the fall after the Olympics?
(a) Enquist.
(b) Bouscaren.
(c) Dietz.
(d) Wood.

14. What did Biglow call his rowing coach at Yale?
(a) Johnson.
(b) Mister Coach.
(c) Mister Tony.
(d) Tony.

15. What was Bouscaren going to buy so he could work out on the water daily?
(a) A dinghy.
(b) A scull.
(c) A kayak.
(d) A canoe.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom did Lewis drive to Boston after being offered a spot by Parker in the finals?

2. What elective course did Biglow take at Dartmouth?

3. When Dietz and Wood came to Princeton for the double race, how many days had they been practicing together?

4. What position did Parker offer Lewis in the finals?

5. At what mark during the Olympic repechage did Lewis and Enquist take the lead?

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