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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Enquist and Lewis rowed a double at Duisburg, what place did they take?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 5th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 6th.

2. 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.

3. How many seconds did Biglow cut off Mills with a closing drive?
(a) 3.7 seconds.
(b) 4.6 seconds.
(c) 5.3 seconds.
(d) 6.2 seconds.

4. Who did Biglow think he might write to find out about a weight-lifting program?
(a) Lewis's cousin Mike.
(b) Tony Johnson.
(c) Frank Cunningham.
(d) Harry Parker.

5. With whom did Lewis drive to Boston after being offered a spot by Parker in the finals?
(a) Bouscaren.
(b) Enquist.
(c) Dietz.
(d) Wood.

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

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

8. Where is Dartmouth College located?
(a) Boston.
(b) Philadelphia.
(c) Hanover.
(d) New Haven.

9. When the oarsmen began showing up for the first race at Princeton, when did Lewis and Enquist arrive to work out?
(a) Thursday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Tuesday.
(d) Wednesday.

10. How tall was Frank Cunningham when he returned to Harvard after the war?
(a) 6 ft. 1 in.
(b) 5 ft. 11 in.
(c) 5 ft. 10 in.
(d) 6 ft. 2 in.

11. By how much did Lewis and Enquist win the repechage at the Olympics?
(a) 2 seconds.
(b) 5 seconds.
(c) 3 seconds.
(d) 1 second.

12. At what point did Lewis and Enquist pull up even with the team leading the final on Sunday?
(a) 200 meters.
(b) 400 meters.
(c) 500 meters.
(d) 300 meters.

13. How many times had Lewis and Enquist raced as a double when they rowed their first Olympic heat?
(a) 7 times.
(b) 13 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 5 times.

14. At what mark during the Olympic repechage did Lewis and Enquist take the lead?
(a) 1700 mark.
(b) 1000 mark.
(c) 1500 mark.
(d) 1200 mark.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When Lewis and Enquist were paired for the double at the team camp, what had the men finished?

2. 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?

3. Who did Wood think long and hard about inviting to his engagement party?

4. Which team went out early and took a commanding lead when Lewis and Enquist raced the final on Sunday?

5. Where would the international regatta be held after the Olympic trials?

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