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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. On what date did Al Ulbrickson announce his intention to take crews from the University of Washington to the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) January 14, 1935.
(b) October 9, 1935.
(c) June 24, 1934.
(d) December 14, 1933.

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) 10 and a half inches.
(b) 19 and a half inches.
(c) 12 and three-quarters of an inch.
(d) 14 and a quarter inches.

3. What term refers to a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides?
(a) Dinghy.
(b) Kayak.
(c) Clipper.
(d) Dory.

4. Of the Grand Coulee Dam, the narrator says it was "so massive that by the time it was finished it would be the largest masonry structure built since" what?
(a) The Empire State Building.
(b) The Great Wall of China.
(c) The Great Pyramid at Giza.
(d) The Sears Tower.

5. 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?
(a) The Black-jackets.
(b) The Green Keys.
(c) The White Notes.
(d) The Blue Lyres.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wrote an exuberant account of the Cal-Washington varsity regatta for the Associated Press in 1934?

2. Where did Al Ulbrickson agree to meet Cal, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and UCLA for a one-off-two-thousand-meter varsity matchup after Poughkeepsie in 1935?

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

4. What word from Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9 means noisy or clamorous?

5. In their sophomore year, Joe Rantz's crew changed their rowing chant from "M-I-B" to what?

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