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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 coxswain for Navy at the Olympic trials in 1936?
(a) Gordy Adam.
(b) Wink Winslow.
(c) Vic Krulak.
(d) Joe Louis.

2. How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?
(a) 19 and a half inches.
(b) 12 and three-quarters of an inch.
(c) 14 and a quarter inches.
(d) 10 and a half inches.

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

4. How far did Roger Morris walk to the University of Washington each day from his parents' home in Fremont?
(a) 16 miles.
(b) 2.5 miles.
(c) 5.5 miles.
(d) 1.5 miles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?

2. Who was the head of Cornell's rowing program at the Olympic trials in 1936?

3. In what year did Seattle's professional hockey team, the Metropolitans, become the first American team to win the Stanley Cup?

4. What was the name of the University of Washington's football team before they became the Huskies?

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

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