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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. How many men worked in the kitchen for the cafeteria of the Grand Coulee Dam site when Joe Rantz worked there?
(a) 5.
(b) 30.
(c) 10.
(d) 20.

2. What crewman at the University of Washington had spent five brutal months fishing for salmon on the Bering Sea in Alaska to raise money to attend college?
(a) Harvey Love.
(b) George Hunt.
(c) Gordy Adam.
(d) Ed Stanley.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the coxswain for Navy at the Olympic trials in 1936?

2. Who was the stroke on the German crew at the 1936 Olympics?

3. How many crews competed for the right to go to Berlin's 1936 Olympics in Princeton?

4. How much did Joe Rantz earn for the dangerous job jack-hammering on the side of cliff faces at the Grand Coulee Dam site in 1935?

5. What was the name of Johnny White's mother?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

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 American rowing team's performance at their final race in the 1936 Summer Olympics? What strategies were used?

5. 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?

6. Whom did Joe Rantz befriend while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site? How are these individuals described by the author?

7. How does the author describe the whitewashing that took place in Berlin prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 16?

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. 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?

10. What position did Joe Rantz take at the Grand Coulee Dam site in the summer after his sophomore year at the University of Washington? How much did the job pay?

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