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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 home water used by the University of California at Berkeley's rowing team in 1934?
(a) Montlake Cut.
(b) The Oakland Estuary.
(c) The Arcata Bay.
(d) Langer See.

2. Who was the head of the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley in 1934?
(a) Roger Morris.
(b) Ky Ebright.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.
(d) Willis Thompson.

3. How hold was Joe Rantz when his father and Thula abandoned him in Sequim, Washington?
(a) 15.
(b) 12.
(c) 17.
(d) 10.

4. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?
(a) 1,000 meters.
(b) 2,500 meters.
(c) 500 meters.
(d) 2,000 meters.

5. What word from the narrative refers to a boat race?
(a) Intaglio.
(b) Regatta.
(c) Sculler.
(d) Rampart.

Short Answer 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?

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

3. Who was the first person to cross the United States by motor vehicle, traveling by motorcycle from San Francisco to New York?

4. What was Joe Rantz's mother's maiden name?

5. George Pocock grew up in and around the boathouse of what prominent school?

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