View a FREE sample

This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the coxswain for the British crew at the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) Avery Brundage.
(b) Gordy Adam.
(c) Ed Stanley.
(d) John Noel Duckworth.

2. Who was the stroke on the University of Washington's crew at the 1936 Olympics?
(a) Donald Hume.
(b) Charles Day.
(c) George Hunt.
(d) Bobby Moch.

3. What was the name of Bobby Moch's father?
(a) Gaston Moch.
(b) Harry Moch.
(c) Avery Moch.
(d) George Moch.

4. What was the profession of Bobby Moch's father?
(a) He was a schoolteacher.
(b) He was a politician.
(c) He was a watchmaker and jeweler.
(d) He was a baker and chef.

5. What lake is used by Princeton University's rowing team?
(a) Langer See.
(b) Lake Carnegie.
(c) Montlake Cut.
(d) Lake Winnepesaukee.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Thula Rantz go to audition for Fritz Kreisler in 1935?

2. What was the name of the ship that the University of Washington crew took to Europe in 1936?

3. How many acres was the site of the Reichssportfeld in 1933?

4. What did Al Ulbrickson announce to the University of Washington crew as they left on the train for Poughkeepsie in 1936?

5. In what year did Seattle's professional hockey team, the Metropolitans, become the first American team to win the Stanley Cup?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bobby Moch's father warn him of when he knew that Bobby would be going to Berlin for the 1936 Olympics? Why?

2. How does the author describe Adolf Hitler's reaction when the announcement was made of the outcome of men's eights rowing event at the Olympics?

3. What conflicts arose in the U.S. and other countries regarding Germany hosting the 1936 Summer Olympics? How were these conflicts resolved?

4. How does the author describe the regatta at Poughkeepsie in 1935? How did the University of Washington perform?

5. What concerns did Al Ulbrickson express about the regatta course for the 1936 Summer Olympics? How was the matter resolved?

6. What did the University of Washington rowing crew come to represent for Seattle and Washington, according to the author in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10? Why did they come to represent this?

7. What statement did Al Ulbrickson make via an open letter to the Seattle Times in September of 1935? Why did he make this announcement?

8. How and why was the 1936 invasion by the Nazis into Rhineland significant to Adolf Hitler's cause and objectives?

9. How did fans and reporters respond when Al Ulbrickson made the decision to pull the sophomore team from the varsity lineup at Poughkeepsie in 1935?

10. How does the author describe the University of Washington crew's performance at the regatta in Poughkeepsie in 1936?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 1,041 words (approx. 4 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample