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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 13.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the first person to cross the United States by motor vehicle, traveling by motorcycle from San Francisco to New York?
(a) Tom Bolles.
(b) Angus Hay Jr.
(c) George A. Wyman.
(d) Roger Morris.

2. Who was the freshman rowing coach at the University of Washington in 1933?
(a) George A. Wyman.
(b) Byron Noble.
(c) Al Ulbrickson.
(d) Tom Bolles.

3. Who was the senior that Ulbrickson swapped out for George Morry as coxswain on the sophomore boat at Poughkeepsie in 1935?
(a) Wink Winslow.
(b) George Hunt.
(c) Russell Callow.
(d) Ed Stanley.

4. In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1875.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the name of the family that Joe's father took Joe to live with near the Hama Hama Logging Company in 1924?

3. What was the name of Joe's aunt that he was sent to live with after his mother died?

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. Who were the brothers that were in the all-sophomore boat and the JV boat and sustained a sibling rivalry in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?

(see the answer key)

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