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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. When did Stanford University first compete in the IRA Regatta?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1899.
(c) 1856.
(d) 1912.

2. On what date did Joyce Simdar's family home burn to the ground?
(a) March 4, 1933.
(b) March 11, 1911.
(c) October 9, 1926.
(d) September 29, 1929.

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

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

5. In what year did Ed Leader leave the University of Washington's rowing program to coach at Yale?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1926.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to the person that verbally controls a boat's steering, speed, timing, and fluidity in competitive rowing?

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

3. The first American intercollegiate crew race in America took place in what year?

4. How many of the original 175 boys were still in competition for a seat in the first two freshman boats at the University of Washington on October 30, 1933?

5. What term refers to a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides?

(see the answer key)

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