The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Daniel James Brown
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics Quiz | Four Week Quiz A

Daniel James Brown
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 144 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
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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 custom-built sectional boat that Sir Henry Stanley used to search for Dr. David Livingstone in Central Africa in 1874?
(a) Lady Alice.
(b) SS Manhattan.
(c) The Whitehorse.
(d) The Green Dragon.

2. George Pocock grew up in and around the boathouse of what prominent school?
(a) Winchester College.
(b) Eton College.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Harvard University.

3. What kind of shop Harry Rantz run in Sequim, Washington in 1925?
(a) An auto repair shop.
(b) An antique clock shop.
(c) A candy shop.
(d) A butcher shop.

4. From where did Joe Rantz's parents move to Spokane after they married?
(a) Williamsport, Pennsylvania.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Little Rock, Arkansas.
(d) Newark, New Jersey.

5. 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.

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. In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?

3. In what year did the University of California at Berkeley win the Olympic gold for rowing in Amsterdam?

4. When was the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley established?

5. Who was the head of the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley in 1934?

(see the answer key)

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