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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 swing band that Roger Morris played with for extra money on the weekends while attending school at the University of Washington?
(a) The Blue Lyres.
(b) The Black-jackets.
(c) The Green Keys.
(d) The White Notes.

2. How many acres was the "stump farm" that Harry Rantz purchased in Sequim?
(a) 160 acres.
(b) 93 acres.
(c) 45 acres.
(d) 10 acres.

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

4. What was the nickname that Jim McMillin's crewmates called him?
(a) Stub.
(b) Shorty.
(c) Jimmy Rogers.
(d) Hungry-Jack.

5. Who were in the first and second lanes at the eight-rowed final regatta of the 1936 Olympics?
(a) France and Italy.
(b) France and Great Britain.
(c) Czechoslovakia and Argentina.
(d) Germany and Italy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many of the original 175 boys were still in competition for a seat in the first two freshman boats at the University of Washington on October 30, 1933?

2. Who was the athletic director for Stanford University that attended the 1936 Olympics?

3. What book did the Reich League of German Officials have hand-transcribed as a birthday gift for Adolf Hitler on April 20, 1947?

4. What was the name of Al Ulbrickson's wife?

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

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