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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

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

3. When was an engagement party held to honor Wood and Aserlind?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) January.
(d) December.

4. How did Lewis discover he could achieve instant fame on the tour of the United States with the other Olympic medalists?
(a) Do an interview for television.
(b) Do something crazy.
(c) Stand behind the gymnasts.
(d) Stand near the swimmers.

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

6. By how many seconds did Biglow beat Gary Reid in the rep?
(a) 4 seconds.
(b) 7 seconds.
(c) 5 seconds.
(d) 3 seconds.

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

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

9. Where was Ricardo Ibarra from?
(a) Argentina.
(b) Chile.
(c) Portugal.
(d) Spain.

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

11. Who recorded a tape that Lewis and Enquist would listen to everyday for motivation?
(a) Harry Parker.
(b) Tony Johnson.
(c) Mike Livingston.
(d) Frank Cunningham.

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

13. How many weeks of training did Bouscaren and Altekruse lose when they raced at Lucerne?
(a) 2 weeks.
(b) 4 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 1 week.

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

15. Where did Lewis go immediately after he and Enquist became the American double?
(a) California.
(b) Massachusetts.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the years before the Olympic trials had Wood spent rowing by himself?

2. When did Enquist graduate from college?

3. What did Lewis nickname Altekruse's and Bouscaren's boat?

4. Where is Dartmouth College located?

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

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