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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the stroke man for Penn State at the 1936 Olympic trials?
(a) Charlie McDonald.
(b) Lloyd Saxton.
(c) Gordy Adam.
(d) Jim Wray.

2. What was the name of the University of Washington's football team before they became the Huskies?
(a) The Brewskies.
(b) The Sun Dodgers.
(c) The Sea Dolphins.
(d) The Gold Miners.

3. What was one of the derogatory nicknames that the richer students of the University of Washington called Joe Rantz?
(a) Jumpin' Joe.
(b) Hobo Joe.
(c) Smoking Joe.
(d) Chief Joe.

4. What sports writer for the Seattle Post-Intelligencer had been "loudly backing the cause of the sophomores for months" before the regatta in Poughkeepsie in 1935, according to the author in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10?
(a) Ed Stanley.
(b) Avery Brundage.
(c) Royal Brougham.
(d) Charlie McDonald.

5. By what name did the dust storm that hit on April 14, 1935 become known?
(a) Black Friday.
(b) Black Sunday.
(c) Black Thursday.
(d) Black Monday.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does the author say "it began to rain in Seattle as it had never rained before and has never rained since" in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

2. What was the name of Roger Morris's family's moving business?

3. Who was the champion sculler from the 1904 Olympics that attended the 1936 Olympic trials for rowing?

4. How many of the original 175 boys were still in competition for a seat in the first two freshman boats at the University of Washington on October 30, 1933?

5. How far did Roger Morris walk to the University of Washington each day from his parents' home in Fremont?

(see the answer key)

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