View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Page 141.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There are times during races when Mark does surprisingly well. Why is this surprising?
(a) He does not enjoy driving.
(b) He has never driven before.
(c) He is a beginner.
(d) He is a timid driver.

2. The most successful auto designs last for how many years?
(a) Two.
(b) One.
(c) None.
(d) Several.

3. The speeds at Indianapolis are _________________ of all the tracks.
(a) The fastest.
(b) The most dangerous.
(c) The slowest.
(d) Not the fastest.

4. Why does the answer to number 28 come as a bit of a shock?
(a) Cars during this time are very unattractive to the average person.
(b) 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.
(c) The race car is a very difficult vehicle to understand.
(d) The brakes are difficult to find in a race car.

5. On what does Mark run the Chevy?
(a) Methanol.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Nitromethane.
(d) Gasoline.

Short Answer Questions

1. In this case, Mark writes that he feels his own and his team's experience in this area will serve as what?

2. 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.

3. Another young man invites Mark to race his __________________ one night.

4. The featured piece of hardware in this part of the book is what?

5. In Chapter 12, Camaro, the engineers build one race car with how many specific races in mind?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 266 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample