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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Which country had the best quad in the world?
(a) Soviet Union.
(b) Finland.
(c) Sweden.
(d) West Germany.

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

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

5. How long did the record that Cunningham and his crew set for a twelve-boat regatta stand?
(a) Over 3 decades.
(b) Over 2 decades.
(c) 15 years.
(d) 45 years.

6. When did Tony Johnson win a silver medal?
(a) 1972.
(b) 1968.
(c) 1960.
(d) 1964.

7. What weather came in while Wood was rowing on the Sunday of the finals?
(a) Thunderstorm.
(b) Wind.
(c) Fog.
(d) Rain.

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

9. When Lewis and Enquist came to Princeton for the double race, by how many lengths did they win their heat?
(a) 5.
(b) 4.
(c) 7.
(d) 6.

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

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

12. 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 of the Wood-Biglow double.
(c) Because he and Altekruse couldn't get the stroke together.
(d) Because of the Lewis-Enquist double.

13. How many seconds was Biglow behind Mills with five hundred meters to go?
(a) 6.2 seconds.
(b) 4.8 seconds.
(c) 7.4 seconds.
(d) 8.1 seconds.

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

15. How much did Frank Cunningham weigh when he returned to Harvard after the war?
(a) 180 pounds.
(b) 170 pounds.
(c) 175 pounds.
(d) 165 pounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What elective course did Biglow take at Dartmouth?

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

3. When did Enquist graduate from college?

4. At what point did Lewis and Enquist pull up even with the team leading the final on Sunday?

5. How did Lewis discover he could achieve instant fame on the tour of the United States with the other Olympic medalists?

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