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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. When was the Aurora Bridge opened?
(a) 1936.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1929.
(d) 1932.

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

3. What word from Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10 refers to a statement or proposition that seems self-contradictory or absurd?
(a) Vagary.
(b) Allusion.
(c) Paradox.
(d) Ambiguity.

4. How many crews competed for the right to go to Berlin's 1936 Olympics in Princeton?
(a) 8.
(b) 10.
(c) 12.
(d) 6.

5. What lake is used by Princeton University's rowing team?
(a) Lake Winnepesaukee.
(b) Montlake Cut.
(c) Lake Carnegie.
(d) Langer See.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

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

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