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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Al Ulbrickson's wife?
(a) Hazel Ulbrickson.
(b) Idiria Ulbrickson.
(c) Maria Ulbrickson.
(d) Sarah Ulbrickson.

2. Where did Al Ulbrickson agree to meet Cal, Pennsylvania, Syracuse, Wisconsin, and UCLA for a one-off-two-thousand-meter varsity matchup after Poughkeepsie in 1935?
(a) Princeton, New Jersey.
(b) Cleveland, Ohio.
(c) Long Beach, California.
(d) Green Bay, Wisconsin.

3. Who was the coxswain for Navy at the Olympic trials in 1936?
(a) Gordy Adam.
(b) Vic Krulak.
(c) Wink Winslow.
(d) Joe Louis.

4. Who won the bronze medal in men's eights at the 1936 Olympics?
(a) Germany.
(b) France.
(c) Great Britain.
(d) Italy.

5. How old was Eleanor Holm in 1936?
(a) 19.
(b) 35.
(c) 22.
(d) 16.

6. On what date did the University of Washington crew members depart on the train for Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) July 5.
(b) March 1.
(c) June 24.
(d) June 10.

7. What did Joyce do after turning off the radio when the Americans won the men's eights at the 1936 Olympics?
(a) She called her mother.
(b) She called Joe.
(c) She called her father.
(d) She made sandwiches.

8. Who was the Kansas City AP bureau chief that first coined the phrase "the dust bowl"?
(a) Frank G. Gorrie.
(b) Byron Noble.
(c) Harvey Love.
(d) Ed Stanley.

9. What did Adolf Hitler do when the announcement was made of the winners of the men's eights event at the 1936 Olympics?
(a) He walked away silently.
(b) He began screaming and crying.
(c) He shot himself.
(d) He cheered for the American team.

10. How many of Eleanor Holm's fellow athletes signed a petition to have her reinstated in the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) Less than 5.
(b) Over 200.
(c) About 50.
(d) Over 300.

11. What is the name of the lakeside community in Berlin where the 1936 Olympic rowing, canoeing, and kayaking events took place?
(a) Dahlem.
(b) Nikolskoë.
(c) Mitte.
(d) Grunau.

12. Who was the athletic director for Stanford University that attended the 1936 Olympics?
(a) Avery Brundage.
(b) Joe Louis.
(c) Jack Rice.
(d) Ed Stanley.

13. What was the theme of the seventh annual rally staged at Nuremberg by the Nazi Party in September of 1935?
(a) The Rally for Europe.
(b) The Rally for Aryans.
(c) The Rally for Peace.
(d) The Rally for Freedom.

14. What rowing crew at the 1936 Olympics was comprised entirely of police officers?
(a) The Germans.
(b) The Australians.
(c) The British.
(d) The French.

15. What was the name of Johnny White's mother?
(a) Doris White.
(b) Elizabeth White.
(c) Dorothy White.
(d) Maimie White.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the central boulevard in Berlin described by the author in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 16?

2. How old was Fritz Kreisler when he was admitted to the Vienna Conservatory?

3. Who were the four crewman that had incomplete coursework and faced being declared ineligible to row at the University of Washington in May of 1936?

4. Who was the coach of the U.S. women's swimming team that expelled Eleanor Holm from the Olympic team due to her drinking in 1936?

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

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