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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How much did Joe Rantz earn for the dangerous job jack-hammering on the side of cliff faces at the Grand Coulee Dam site in 1935?
(a) 25 cents an hour.
(b) 50 cents an hour.
(c) 75 cents an hour.
(d) 2 dollars an hour.

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

3. When did Stanford University first compete in the IRA Regatta?
(a) 1912.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1899.

4. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?
(a) Roger Morris.
(b) Angus Hay Jr.
(c) Willis Thompson.
(d) Byron Noble.

5. How many men worked in the kitchen for the cafeteria of the Grand Coulee Dam site when Joe Rantz worked there?
(a) 30.
(b) 10.
(c) 20.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the two schools that raced against one another in the first intercollegiate rowing crew race in the U.S.?

2. When was the first Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta held?

3. 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?

4. What University of Washington crew member's father had been the manager of Bon Marche department store and was famous for hiring spies to infiltrate the unions?

5. What was the name of the train that the Washington crews took to Poughkeepsie in 1934?

(see the answer key)

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