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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 16.

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) SS Manhattan.
(b) The Whitehorse.
(c) Lady Alice.
(d) The Green Dragon.

2. What was the name of Thula's mother?
(a) Emily Thompson.
(b) Ellen Jackson.
(c) Mary LaFollette.
(d) Sarah McWilliams.

3. 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?
(a) Cleveland, Ohio.
(b) Princeton, New Jersey.
(c) Green Bay, Wisconsin.
(d) Long Beach, California.

4. What deliberately risky tactic did Al Ulbrickson decide to use in the regatta in Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) A moderate pace throughout.
(b) A fast start.
(c) A slow start.
(d) A slow finish.

5. On what date did the University of Washington's freshman and varsity rowing teams board the train for Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) June 1, 1934.
(b) December 1, 1934.
(c) September 12, 1934.
(d) August 1, 1934.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who were the brothers that were in the all-sophomore boat and the JV boat and sustained a sibling rivalry in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?

2. How old did Adolf Hitler turn on April 20, 1936?

3. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first controlled human flight?

4. What did the game warden do when he spied Joe Rantz poaching salmon in the beginning of Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?

5. How old was Fritz Kreisler when he was admitted to the Vienna Conservatory?

(see the answer key)

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