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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Lewis drive during the time that he and Enquist were practicing the double in 1983?
(a) Porsche.
(b) Lincoln.
(c) Corvette.
(d) Mercedes Benz.

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

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

4. When did Karl Adam, coach of the Ratzeburg oarsmen, become an influential figure in America?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1965.
(c) 1957.
(d) 1962.

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

6. Which coach did Biglow enjoy talking to at the Olympic camp?
(a) The Romanian coach.
(b) The West German coach.
(c) The Canadian coach.
(d) The Finnish coach.

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

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

9. When Dietz and Wood came to Princeton for the double race, how many days had they been practicing together?
(a) 2.
(b) 4.
(c) 3.
(d) 7.

10. What type of drinks were featured in a commercial that ABC aired during the sculling race?
(a) Pepsi.
(b) Coke.
(c) 7-Up.
(d) Dr. Pepper.

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

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

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

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

15. After college, where did Enquist work for a few months?
(a) At a consulting firm.
(b) On a salmon boat.
(c) For a law firm.
(d) At a bank.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Lewis do a few months after the Olympics?

2. By how many seconds did Lewis and Enquist win the gold?

3. How many double races had Lewis rowed in his life, at the time he and Enquist won the gold?

4. After the war, where was the race that Cunningham stroked that set a record time for a twelve-boat regatta?

5. What elective course did Biglow take at Dartmouth?

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