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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Andy Warhol say that fame lasted?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 15 minutes.
(c) 20 minutes.
(d) 5 minutes.

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

3. What was the highest stroke that Enquist could maintain in the single?
(a) 27.
(b) 29.
(c) 31.
(d) 32.

4. What stroke had Lewis and Enquist wanted to maintain in the first Olympic heat?
(a) 34 strokes.
(b) 36 strokes.
(c) 30 strokes.
(d) 32 strokes.

5. When would there be an additional Olympic trial at Princeton for young men who had the right to challenge the camp boats?
(a) August.
(b) May.
(c) June.
(d) July.

6. When did Enquist graduate from college?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1978.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1977.

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

8. Where did Lewis and Enquist go to practice after telling Parker they wanted their own double?
(a) Lake Cayuga.
(b) Bolgoda Lake.
(c) Greenwood Lake.
(d) Lake Stevens.

9. What commercial did ABC air, suspending the scullers in mid-race?
(a) Hardees.
(b) McDonald's.
(c) Pizza Hut.
(d) Wendy's.

10. Where had Lewis watched rowers at the Olympic games in 1976?
(a) Montreal.
(b) Munich.
(c) Mexico City.
(d) Tokyo.

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

12. Where did Bouscaren begin his internship?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Seattle.
(d) New York.

13. What was Jim Dietz's father's job?
(a) Engineer.
(b) Fisherman.
(c) Carpenter.
(d) Lawyer.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What words did Lewis write on a three-foot inflatable shark that he gave Enquist?

3. How tall was Enquist?

4. How long had Parker been pessimistic about the chances for the Bouscaren-Altekruse double?

5. How many oarsmen were invited to the team rowing camp?

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