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

Multiple Choice 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?
(a) 100.
(b) 108.
(c) 80.
(d) 65.

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

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

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

5. What was the name of Joseph Goebbels' wife?
(a) Sarah Goebbels.
(b) Irina Goebbels.
(c) Eleanor Goebbels.
(d) Magda Goebbels.

6. Who was the first person to cross the United States by motor vehicle, traveling by motorcycle from San Francisco to New York?
(a) Roger Morris.
(b) George A. Wyman.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.
(d) Tom Bolles.

7. In what year did the Wright brothers make the first controlled human flight?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1919.
(d) 1903.

8. What term refers to the person that verbally controls a boat's steering, speed, timing, and fluidity in competitive rowing?
(a) Coxswain.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Scull.
(d) Sweep.

9. What word from Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 9 means noisy or clamorous?
(a) Misanthropic.
(b) Vociferous.
(c) Atavistic.
(d) Sedentary.

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

11. When did Stanford University first compete in the IRA Regatta?
(a) 1856.
(b) 1912.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1900.

12. Who was the freshman rowing coach at the University of Washington in 1933?
(a) Byron Noble.
(b) Al Ulbrickson.
(c) George A. Wyman.
(d) Tom Bolles.

13. What was the name of the University of Washington student that accidentally set himself on fire during a bonfire and was killed in 1933?
(a) Byron Noble.
(b) Angus Hay Jr.
(c) Roger Morris.
(d) Willis Thompson.

14. On what date did Al Ulbrickson announce his intention to take crews from the University of Washington to the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) October 9, 1935.
(b) December 14, 1933.
(c) June 24, 1934.
(d) January 14, 1935.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When was Franklin D. Roosevelt inaugurated as President of the United States?

3. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?

4. 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?

5. What word from Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 3 refers to an even balance or distribution of weight?

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