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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. 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.
(a) Wheels.
(b) Rods.
(c) Springs.
(d) Tires.

2. In Chapter 12, Camaro, the engineers build one race car with how many specific races in mind?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Two.
(d) Four.

3. Who is the main competitor at this time?
(a) Porsche.
(b) Toyota.
(c) Ford.
(d) Saab.

4. Why is it not possible for Mark Donohue to figure out whether this car oversteers, understeers or neither at Indianapolis?
(a) The track is too narrow.
(b) The track is too slow.
(c) The track is too short.
(d) The track is too fast.

5. They discuss what to do in the event that they cannot find what?
(a) A good enough pit crew to win the Can-Am races.
(b) A good enough car to win the Can-Am races.
(c) A good enough crew chief to win the Can-Am races.
(d) A good enough driver to win the Can-Am races.

Short Answer Questions

1. Mark suggests that they check for an alternative in cars that they can run where?

2. Mark is able to go ______________ at Indianapolis, and when he tells another driver this fact, the other man is shocked and walks off, literally reeling from the blow.

3. He writes about how his Penske team uses ________________ to create a new car, and that this race car does just fine in at least one race.

4. What is the source of his discouragement?

5. Mark tells readers that he dislikes _______________ between himself and anyone else.

(see the answer key)

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