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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. George Pocock grew up in and around the boathouse of what prominent school?
(a) Eton College.
(b) Winchester College.
(c) Yale University.
(d) Harvard University.

2. Who were the sophomore crew members that Ulbrickson called into his office and told they needed to shape up in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?
(a) George, Chuck, Roger, Shorty, and Joe.
(b) Frank, Bobby, Ky, Harry, and Jerry.
(c) Mike, Byron, George, Joe, and Willis.
(d) Joe, Bobby, George, and Russell.

3. When Al Ulbrickson addressed the sophomore crew members at the University of Washington in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8, he told them they were not to eat what?
(a) Processed foods of any kind.
(b) Bread or grains.
(c) Potatoes or heavy starches.
(d) Fried meats or pastries.

4. When was George Pocock born?
(a) March 31, 1914.
(b) October 9, 1900.
(c) December 14, 1895.
(d) March 23, 1891.

5. Who revealed to Joe Rantz the location where his father had been living in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?
(a) Fred Rantz.
(b) Thula Rantz.
(c) Ky Ebright.
(d) Byron Noble.

6. In what year did Joe Rantz's parents marry?
(a) 1915.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1875.
(d) 1899.

7. Who were the two schools that raced against one another in the first intercollegiate rowing crew race in the U.S.?
(a) Rutgers and Princeton.
(b) Harvard and Yale.
(c) Yale and NYU.
(d) MIT and Harvard.

8. In what year did the University of California at Berkeley win the Olympic gold for rowing in Amsterdam?
(a) 1932.
(b) 1888.
(c) 1936.
(d) 1928.

9. What was the name of the family that Joe's father took Joe to live with near the Hama Hama Logging Company in 1924?
(a) The Jacksons.
(b) The Andersons.
(c) The Rosses.
(d) The Schwartz's.

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

11. What was the home water used by the University of California at Berkeley's rowing team in 1934?
(a) The Arcata Bay.
(b) Montlake Cut.
(c) Langer See.
(d) The Oakland Estuary.

12. 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?
(a) Ky and James Ebright.
(b) Roger and Andrew Morris.
(c) Sid and George Lund.
(d) Jim and Paul Hunt.

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

14. What was the name of Joe Rantz's father?
(a) James Rantz.
(b) Frank Rantz.
(c) Harry Rantz.
(d) Michael Rantz.

15. When was the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley established?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1901.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of Thula's mother?

2. Who was the coxswain of the varsity boat that raced against the freshmen at the University of Washington in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?

3. What was the name of the seventeen-year-old boy who sat in the number two seat of the freshman crew in the beginning of Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 8?

4. What was the name of the business where Joe visited his father at work in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9?

5. Who replaced Ed Leader as the head coach of the University of Washington rowing program?

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