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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. By how much did Lewis and Enquist win the repechage at the Olympics?
(a) 5 seconds.
(b) 3 seconds.
(c) 1 second.
(d) 2 seconds.

4. Which team went out early and took a commanding lead when Lewis and Enquist raced the final on Sunday?
(a) Canadians.
(b) Belgians.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Germans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose flagpole did Lewis want to desecrate?

2. At what mark during the Olympic repechage did Lewis and Enquist take the lead?

3. How many times had Lewis and Enquist raced as a double when they rowed their first Olympic heat?

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

5. How much did Frank Cunningham weigh when he returned to Harvard after the war?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tony Johnson help Lewis and Enquist at Ithaca?

2. Why was Marine boot camp a revelation to Frank Cunningham?

3. How did Biglow and Most get an opportunity to row in a regatta in the East?

4. How did Cunningham's coaching career begin in Seattle?

5. Why was it so difficult for Wood that he was chosen to be a spare by the Olympic rowing committee?

6. What did Lewis have Enquist do because Enquist's forearms were weak?

7. What did Lewis decide about his and Enquist's chances at the Olympics after viewing videotapes of Lucerne and last year's world championships?

8. Why did Parker and Altekruse argue on the day of the Princeton trials?

9. How did Parker sometimes protect certain oarsmen whose skills he was confident of from the savagery of the seat?

10. Why did Lewis nickname Altekruse's and Bouscaren's boat?

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