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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, Page 187.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happens when Mark's vehicle has a problem with the chassis?
(a) The company kindly sends a replacement.
(b) He quits racing for awhile.
(c) He rebuilds it.
(d) He races for a new team.

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

4. What will Mark also be able to claim?
(a) 15% of any prize money.
(b) 25% of any prize money.
(c) 20% of any prize money.
(d) 50% of any prize money.

5. For how long has Mark Donohue been racing?
(a) Six months.
(b) One year.
(c) Two years.
(d) Three years.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Does Mark ever feel like quitting?

3. For the first time, Mark finds someone who finds the ________ of the car.

4. What is Mark's funder's response regarding driving for another?

5. What is the source of his discouragement?

(see the answer key)

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