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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) Byron Noble.
(b) Willis Thompson.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.
(d) Roger Morris.

2. 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?
(a) 80.
(b) 108.
(c) 65.
(d) 100.

3. What was the name of the custom-built sectional boat that Sir Henry Stanley used to search for Dr. David Livingstone in Central Africa in 1874?
(a) Lady Alice.
(b) The Green Dragon.
(c) The Whitehorse.
(d) SS Manhattan.

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

5. In what year did Ed Leader leave the University of Washington's rowing program to coach at Yale?
(a) 1926.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1923.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was George Pocock born?

2. On what date was Joe Rantz born?

3. When was the Aurora Bridge opened?

4. What was novel about the manner in which Joe Rantz's parents married?

5. What term refers to a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides?

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