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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what village were the American rowers lodged at a police training camp during the 1936 Olympics?
(a) Kassel.
(b) Reihendorf.
(c) Kopenick.
(d) Fischerhude.

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

3. 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?
(a) The Great Pyramid at Giza.
(b) The Sears Tower.
(c) The Great Wall of China.
(d) The Empire State Building.

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

5. 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?
(a) Vic Krulak.
(b) Wink Winslow.
(c) Avery Brundage.
(d) Gordy Adam.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the profession of Bobby Moch's father?

2. Who was the head of the Yale rowing crew at the Olympic trials in 1936?

3. What was the name of Al Ulbrickson's wife?

4. How tall was Bobby Moch in 1936?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What advice did George Pocock give to Joe during the Olympic training session in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 13? How did this advice affect Joe's performance?

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

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

4. Why was the 1936 regatta against the University of California at Berkeley significant for Joe Rantz? How did the University of Washington perform in the race?

5. 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?

6. What last-minute decision did Al Ulbrickson make regarding his crew as they set out for their final race in the 1936 Olympic games? How did the crew respond to this decision?

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

8. 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?

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

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

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