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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. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?
(a) 500 meters.
(b) 1,000 meters.
(c) 2,500 meters.
(d) 2,000 meters.

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

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

4. In their sophomore year, Joe Rantz's crew changed their rowing chant from "M-I-B" to what?
(a) B-R-B.
(b) L-G-B.
(c) L-O-C.
(d) M-A-C.

5. Who is described in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9 as "the savvy little coxswain of what seemed to be shaping up to be the best of the JV boats"?
(a) Harvey Love.
(b) Charlie McDonald.
(c) George Hunt.
(d) Bobby Moch.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the shell that the freshman crew raced in Poughkeepsie in 1934?

2. Where were the University of Washington rowing crew tryouts held in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 1?

3. On what date did Al Ulbrickson announce his intention to take crews from the University of Washington to the 1936 Olympic Games?

4. Who was the bootlegger that Joe and Harry stole liquor from to sell on the black market during the Great Depression in Sequim?

5. How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

(see the answer key)

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