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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 Kansas City AP bureau chief that first coined the phrase "the dust bowl"?
(a) Frank G. Gorrie.
(b) Byron Noble.
(c) Harvey Love.
(d) Ed Stanley.

2. Who was the champion sculler from the 1904 Olympics that attended the 1936 Olympic trials for rowing?
(a) Lloyd Saxton.
(b) Constance Titus.
(c) Jim Wray.
(d) Charlie McDonald.

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

4. What was the name of the racing vessel that the University of Washington crew took to Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) The City of Seattle.
(b) The City of Spokane.
(c) The Husky Clipper.
(d) The Lady Alice.

5. Who was the senior that Ulbrickson swapped out for George Morry as coxswain on the sophomore boat at Poughkeepsie in 1935?
(a) George Hunt.
(b) Ed Stanley.
(c) Wink Winslow.
(d) Russell Callow.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. On what network did Royal Brougham announce the live broadcast of the Olympic rowing trials in 1936?

3. What was the time of the University of California at Berkeley's crew in their heat for the 1936 Olympic trials?

4. What was the name of the swing band that Roger Morris played with for extra money on the weekends while attending school at the University of Washington?

5. Who was the coxswain for Navy at the Olympic trials in 1936?

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