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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. In Indianapolis they call, "Gentlemen,....__________________" (p. 182).
(a) Go.
(b) You may begin.
(c) Start your engines.
(d) Hit the gas.

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

3. Roger Penske has had ________________ races in the back of his mind.
(a) Dirt track.
(b) NASCAR.
(c) Formula One.
(d) IRL.

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 slow.
(b) The track is too narrow.
(c) The track is too short.
(d) The track is too fast.

5. 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.
(a) 176.8mph.
(b) 186.7mph.
(c) 187.7mph.
(d) 177.8mph.

Short Answer Questions

1. McLaren is not doing very well at the time, and they end up getting Mark to drive one of their cars. Can this happen without taking him away from Roger Penske?

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. For how long has Mark Donohue been racing?

4. What is someone able to offer Mark Donohue for racing on a team?

5. Mark writes of qualifying a car for a race, and when he practices, he is _____________ near other cars.

(see the answer key)

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