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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 business had Johnny White's father run until the financial crash of 1929?
(a) A Las Vegas casino.
(b) A scrap steel export business.
(c) A bakery.
(d) A logging company.

2. On what date was the medal race for the eight-oared crews in the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) May 12.
(b) August 20.
(c) July 23.
(d) August 14.

3. 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) Equipoise.
(c) Ellipses.
(d) Posterior.

4. In their sophomore year, Joe Rantz's crew changed their rowing chant from "M-I-B" to what?
(a) L-O-C.
(b) M-A-C.
(c) B-R-B.
(d) L-G-B.

5. Who was the twenty-two-year-old heavyweight boxer from Detroit that rose to prominence against Max Schmeling in 1936?
(a) Harvey Love.
(b) Joe Louis.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.
(d) Wink Winslow.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What word from the narrative refers to a boat race?

3. 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?

4. Who was the head of the Yale rowing crew at the Olympic trials in 1936?

5. How old did Adolf Hitler turn on April 20, 1936?

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