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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date was Joe Rantz born?
(a) July 1, 1933.
(b) March 4, 1909.
(c) October 9, 1918.
(d) March 31, 1914.

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

3. What word from Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 3 refers to an even balance or distribution of weight?
(a) Elocution.
(b) Posterior.
(c) Ellipses.
(d) Equipoise.

4. What was the name of Joe Rantz's father?
(a) James Rantz.
(b) Michael Rantz.
(c) Frank Rantz.
(d) Harry Rantz.

5. Whose quotations open almost each chapter of The Boys in the Boat?
(a) Ky Ebright's.
(b) Joe Rantz's.
(c) George Pocock's.
(d) Al Ulbrickson's.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what body of water was the first intercollegiate crew race held in the United States?

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

3. What was the name of Joseph Goebbels' wife?

4. Where did Harry go to fetch a doctor when Thula went into labor in November of 1924?

5. 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?

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