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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date did thirty thousand German troops roll into the demilitarized Rhineland, defying the Treaty of Versailles and the Locarno Pact?
(a) April 20, 1936.
(b) March 7, 1936.
(c) September 3, 1936.
(d) January 3, 1936.

2. What was one of the derogatory nicknames that the richer students of the University of Washington called Joe Rantz?
(a) Smoking Joe.
(b) Chief Joe.
(c) Jumpin' Joe.
(d) Hobo Joe.

3. How many eight-oared crews competed in the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) 10.
(b) 6.
(c) 14.
(d) 16.

4. When the author compare's the coxswain's role in a boat to football in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 13, he says that the coxswain would comprise what roles on a football field?
(a) Linebacker, cheerleader, and kicker.
(b) Kicker, quarterback, and linebacker.
(c) Wide receiver, kicker, and fullback.
(d) Quarterback, cheerleader, and coach.

5. Who replaced Ed Leader as the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program?
(a) Harvey Love.
(b) Ky Ebright.
(c) Russell Callow.
(d) Willis Thompson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the head of Cornell's rowing program at the Olympic trials in 1936?

2. What was the name of the University of Washington's football team before they became the Huskies?

3. What was the area called where Joe Rantz rented a cheap room while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site?

4. Who was Joe Rantz's music teacher in Sequim?

5. What was novel about the manner in which Joe Rantz's parents married?

(see the answer key)

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