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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. Who were the two schools that raced against one another in the first intercollegiate rowing crew race in the U.S.?
(a) Yale and NYU.
(b) Rutgers and Princeton.
(c) Harvard and Yale.
(d) MIT and Harvard.

2. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?
(a) Angus Hay Jr.
(b) Roger Morris.
(c) Byron Noble.
(d) Willis Thompson.

3. What was the home water used by the University of California at Berkeley's rowing team in 1934?
(a) Langer See.
(b) Montlake Cut.
(c) The Oakland Estuary.
(d) The Arcata Bay.

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

5. What college fraternity key did Al Ulbrickson frequently twirl as he talked to the crews at the University of Washington?
(a) Beta Sigma Psi.
(b) Delta Sigma Phi.
(c) Phi Beta Kappa.
(d) Phi Kappa Alpha.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the train that the Washington crews took to Poughkeepsie in 1934?

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

3. On what date did Joyce Simdar's family home burn to the ground?

4. In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?

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

(see the answer key)

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