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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the German word "Burgermeister" translate to in English?
(a) Animal trainer.
(b) Governor of the country.
(c) Long-distance runner.
(d) Master of the citizens.

2. Who was the only University of Washington crew member that did not put on weight while on the ship to Berlin before the Olympic Games?
(a) Joe Rantz.
(b) Royal Brougham.
(c) Vic Krulak.
(d) Don Hume.

3. Who was Joyce Simdars' employer that payed for her to take cooking lessons after she made an unpalatable duck a l'orange?
(a) Mrs. Tellwright.
(b) Mrs. Thompson.
(c) Mrs. Brougham.
(d) Mrs. Moch.

4. What deliberately risky tactic did Al Ulbrickson decide to use in the regatta in Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) A fast start.
(b) A slow start.
(c) A moderate pace throughout.
(d) A slow finish.

5. How tall was the tower that was built on the site where the Maifeld had been at the Reichssportfeld?
(a) 248 feet tall.
(b) 150 feet tall.
(c) 375 feet tall.
(d) 200 feet tall.

6. Who was in charge of the cookhouse for the Washington crew when they arrived for the race at Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) Wink Winslow.
(b) Evanda May Calimar.
(c) Joyce Simnars.
(d) Frank G. Gorrie.

7. What crew member for the University of Washington varsity crew in 1936 hailed from Anacortes, Washington, and was an accomplished pianist and athlete?
(a) Avery Brundage.
(b) Gordy Adam.
(c) Don Hume.
(d) Wink Winslow.

8. Who was the head of the Yale rowing crew at the Olympic trials in 1936?
(a) Gordy Adam.
(b) Ed Leader.
(c) Ed Stanley.
(d) Joe Louis.

9. What was the area called where Joe Rantz rented a cheap room while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site?
(a) Shack Town.
(b) Hooverville.
(c) Dinghy Pond.
(d) Jackson Square.

10. Where did Thula Rantz go to audition for Fritz Kreisler in 1935?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) Paris.

11. What did Al Ulbrickson announce to the University of Washington crew as they left on the train for Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) He wasn't going with them to Germany.
(b) He wanted them to gain 3-4 pounds.
(c) He was quitting coaching.
(d) He wanted them to lose 5-10 pounds.

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

13. What was the name of the racing vessel that the University of Washington crew took to Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) The City of Spokane.
(b) The Husky Clipper.
(c) The City of Seattle.
(d) The Lady Alice.

14. How many eight-oared crews competed in the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) 16.
(b) 6.
(c) 10.
(d) 14.

15. What was the time of the University of California at Berkeley's crew in their heat for the 1936 Olympic trials?
(a) 6:07.8.
(b) 7:12.3.
(c) 6:03.2.
(d) 6:01.9.

Short Answer Questions

1. Of the Grand Coulee Dam, the narrator says it was "so massive that by the time it was finished it would be the largest masonry structure built since" what?

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

3. On what date was the medal race for the eight-oared crews in the 1936 Olympic Games?

4. Who was the senior that Ulbrickson swapped out for George Morry as coxswain on the sophomore boat at Poughkeepsie in 1935?

5. On what date did the University of Washington crew members depart on the train for Poughkeepsie in 1936?

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