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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, Page 124.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Mark is with others often but also can feel very much alone. Why?
(a) He is shy.
(b) He has poor social skills.
(c) He does not have much of a personal life.
(d) He does not like other people.

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

3. Why does the answer to number 28 come as a bit of a shock?
(a) Prior to this no one he had ever met had ever honestly been able to report that a car could go no faster and be referring to a race car.
(b) The brakes are difficult to find in a race car.
(c) The race car is a very difficult vehicle to understand.
(d) Cars during this time are very unattractive to the average person.

4. What is the simple truth about street cars?
(a) They are the same as race cars.
(b) They can be used for real racing.
(c) They are no good for real racing.
(d) They are expensive.

5. Mark tells readers that he very nearly becomes "just ________________."
(a) About nothing.
(b) A normal engineer.
(c) A normal guy.
(d) A driver.

Short Answer Questions

1. They do not run the cars much over __________________ at that track for that race.

2. This chapter starts in the year ___________.

3. What car do they use to try out in a new racing venue?

4. What car gets wrecked at the USAC races?

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

(see the answer key)

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