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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. What was the name of the shell that the freshman crew raced in Poughkeepsie in 1934?
(a) The City of Seattle.
(b) The Husky Clipper.
(c) The SS Manhattan.
(d) The Seattle Mariner.

2. With what rowing crew did the Washington boys get into a brawl in the cafeteria prior to the Olympic Games in 1936?
(a) The Russians.
(b) The French.
(c) The Yugoslavians.
(d) The British.

3. How tall was the tower that was built on the site where the Maifeld had been at the Reichssportfeld?
(a) 248 feet tall.
(b) 200 feet tall.
(c) 150 feet tall.
(d) 375 feet tall.

4. What did Al Ulbrickson announce to the University of Washington crew as they left on the train for Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) He wanted them to lose 5-10 pounds.
(b) He was quitting coaching.
(c) He wanted them to gain 3-4 pounds.
(d) He wasn't going with them to Germany.

5. In what village were the American rowers lodged at a police training camp during the 1936 Olympics?
(a) Kopenick.
(b) Reihendorf.
(c) Kassel.
(d) Fischerhude.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the Irish port where the American Olympic athletes' ship stopped on July 21, 1936?

2. How much money did the Nazi government secretly funnel to Leni Riefenstahl for the purpose of producing the film "Olympia"?

3. What deliberately risky tactic did Al Ulbrickson decide to use in the regatta in Poughkeepsie in 1936?

4. 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"?

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

(see the answer key)

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