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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. When did Biglow begin stroking the Yale boat?
(a) His freshman year.
(b) His sophomore year.
(c) His junior year.
(d) His senior year.

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

4. Where was Gary Reid from?
(a) New Zealand.
(b) England.
(c) Australia.
(d) Canada.

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

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

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

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

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

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

11. When did Cunningham and Biglow have a major confrontation?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1982.

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

13. By how many seconds did Lewis and Enquist win the gold?
(a) 4.7 seconds.
(b) 2.4 seconds.
(c) 3.2 seconds.
(d) 1.5 seconds.

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

15. How tall was Enquist?
(a) 6 ft. 3 in.
(b) 6 ft. 7 in.
(c) 6 ft. 1 in.
(d) 6 ft. 6 in.

Short Answer Questions

1. How low did Lewis and Enquist get their time for five-hundred-meter sprints?

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

3. Who did Biglow believe were his biggest competition for the bronze medal?

4. By how many seconds did Biglow beat Gary Reid in the rep?

5. What weather came in while Wood was rowing on the Sunday of the finals?

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