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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 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?
(a) The Whitehorse.
(b) Lady Alice.
(c) SS Manhattan.
(d) The Green Dragon.

2. Who was the champion sculler from the 1904 Olympics that attended the 1936 Olympic trials for rowing?
(a) Constance Titus.
(b) Jim Wray.
(c) Lloyd Saxton.
(d) Charlie McDonald.

3. Where was Joyce Simdar sent to live with an aunt after her family's home burned down?
(a) New York, New York.
(b) Newark, New Jersey.
(c) Smithville, Kansas.
(d) Great Falls, Montana.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What term refers to a boat with a narrow, flat bottom, high bow, and flaring sides?

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

3. How old was Eleanor Holm in 1936?

4. How hold was Joe Rantz when his father and Thula abandoned him in Sequim, Washington?

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

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