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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8, Page 234.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Race car driving is all about finding limits the _________ way.
(a) Hard.
(b) Long.
(c) Short.
(d) Easy.

2. The answer to number 86 brings out what?
(a) The youngest and ambitious drivers.
(b) The fastest cars from around the world.
(c) The best drivers and cars from all across the U.S.
(d) The best drivers and cars from around the world.

3. What car gets wrecked at the USAC races?
(a) The Camry.
(b) The Eagle.
(c) The Charger.
(d) The Sunfire.

4. Why do even the best of race cars often not last long?
(a) They are poorly made.
(b) They are driven so hard.
(c) They are held together with tape.
(d) They are made of cheap materials.

5. The team uses a little trickery to throw off those who are not on the team. What is this trickery, regarding wings?
(a) They make two wings for one car.
(b) They make only one wing for two cars.
(c) They make one wing for one car.
(d) They make three wings for two cars.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is it not possible for Mark Donohue to figure out whether this car oversteers, understeers or neither at Indianapolis?

2. Chapter 15: The Lola T70 includes an experimental stiff set of ________________ that are so good they are reused in a number of race cars over several years.

3. This chapter starts in the year ___________.

4. Mark Donohue has a strong, positive instinctive reaction to a new car that the _______________ people have made to try at Indianapolis, where they are underdogs without much experience.

5. This is a ____________ race, but their car has one anyway.

(see the answer key)

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