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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was Bouscaren going to buy so he could work out on the water daily?
(a) A kayak.
(b) A dinghy.
(c) A canoe.
(d) A scull.

3. 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.

4. Whose flagpole did Lewis want to desecrate?
(a) Yugoslav.
(b) Finland.
(c) East German.
(d) West German.

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

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

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

8. What words did Lewis write on a three-foot inflatable shark that he gave Enquist?
(a) Devour the competition.
(b) Eat them alive.
(c) Stay Hungry.
(d) The strong will eat the weak.

9. What did Lewis's cousin Mitch usually wear?
(a) Sleeveless t-shirts.
(b) Sweats.
(c) Cut off shorts.
(d) Torn jeans.

10. Who was the strongest competition in the repechage at the Olympics?
(a) West Germany.
(b) Finland.
(c) Canada.
(d) Yugoslavia.

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

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

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

14. 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?
(a) $5.
(b) $7.
(c) $3.
(d) $4.

15. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. With whom had Wood raced in a fast double and taken second at Henley in 1977?

2. At the Olympics, whose shoes did Lewis want to fill?

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

4. How many seconds was Biglow behind Mills with five hundred meters to go?

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

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