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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. Where was Fritz Kreisler born?
(a) Austria.
(b) France.
(c) Switzerland.
(d) Germany.

2. Who was the first person to cross the United States by motor vehicle, traveling by motorcycle from San Francisco to New York?
(a) George A. Wyman.
(b) Roger Morris.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.
(d) Tom Bolles.

3. What was Joe Rantz's mother's maiden name?
(a) Nellie Maxwell.
(b) Sarah Smith.
(c) Marie Anderson.
(d) Thula Maxwell.

4. What was the profession of Bobby Moch's father?
(a) He was a politician.
(b) He was a schoolteacher.
(c) He was a watchmaker and jeweler.
(d) He was a baker and chef.

5. Who was the coxswain for Navy at the Olympic trials in 1936?
(a) Vic Krulak.
(b) Wink Winslow.
(c) Gordy Adam.
(d) Joe Louis.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the nickname that Jim McMillin's crewmates called him?

2. When the author compare's the coxswain's role in a boat to football in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 13, he says that the coxswain would comprise what roles on a football field?

3. Who revealed to Joe Rantz the location where his father had been living in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?

4. Who was the head of Cornell's rowing program at the Olympic trials in 1936?

5. Who was the president of both the AAU and the American Olympic Committee in 1935?

(see the answer key)

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