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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What deliberately risky tactic did Al Ulbrickson decide to use in the regatta in Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) A moderate pace throughout.
(b) A slow finish.
(c) A fast start.
(d) A slow start.

2. Where did Bobby Moch grow up?
(a) Portland, Oregon.
(b) Spokane, Washington.
(c) Berkeley, California.
(d) Montesano, Washington.

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

4. Who was Joyce Simdars' employer that payed for her to take cooking lessons after she made an unpalatable duck a l'orange?
(a) Mrs. Brougham.
(b) Mrs. Thompson.
(c) Mrs. Moch.
(d) Mrs. Tellwright.

5. Where did Thula Rantz go to audition for Fritz Kreisler in 1935?
(a) Paris.
(b) New York.
(c) London.
(d) Los Angeles.

Short Answer Questions

1. On what date does the author say "it began to rain in Seattle as it had never rained before and has never rained since" in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?

2. The author says in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 13 that by March 19, 1936, Al Ulbrickson had his best bet for an Olympic boat. Who was at the bow of this boat?

3. Who was the president of both the AAU and the American Olympic Committee in 1935?

4. Who was the champion sculler from the 1904 Olympics that attended the 1936 Olympic trials for rowing?

5. What was the name of the racing vessel that the University of Washington crew took to Poughkeepsie in 1936?

(see the answer key)

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