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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many acres was the "stump farm" that Harry Rantz purchased in Sequim?
(a) 160 acres.
(b) 45 acres.
(c) 10 acres.
(d) 93 acres.

2. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first controlled human flight?
(a) 1889.
(b) 1925.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1919.

3. Who replaced Ed Leader as the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program?
(a) Harvey Love.
(b) Russell Callow.
(c) Ky Ebright.
(d) Willis Thompson.

4. When was the first Intercollegiate Rowing Association Regatta held?
(a) June 24, 1895.
(b) March 31, 1914.
(c) March 11, 1911.
(d) September 29, 1829.

5. What was the name of the train that the Washington crews took to Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) The White Rocket.
(b) The Empire Builder.
(c) The Great Pacific.
(d) The Red Baron.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was George Pocock born?

3. In what year did Ed Leader leave the University of Washington's rowing program to coach at Yale?

4. On what date did the University of Washington's freshman and varsity rowing teams board the train for Poughkeepsie in 1934?

5. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?

(see the answer key)

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