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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the chapter end?
(a) They almost win a championship.
(b) They enter a championship race.
(c) They lose.
(d) They win a championship.

2. Success relies on what?
(a) The driver.
(b) The car and the driver.
(c) Neither the car nor the driver.
(d) The car.

3. 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) 177.8mph.
(c) 186.7mph.
(d) 187.7mph.

4. While the engineers are repairing a car, what happens in the garage?
(a) A lighter catches fabric on fire.
(b) A match is lit.
(c) A spark catches.
(d) A cigarette falls on the ground.

5. Will these changes automatically help other drivers?
(a) Often.
(b) Most likely.
(c) No.
(d) Yes.

6. How does Mark describe the Europeans?
(a) Very energetic and happy.
(b) Very easy-going and calm, with low expectations.
(c) Very arrogant and rude.
(d) Very tough, very demanding and with very high expectations of each other.

7. He tries what the others recommend and he tries other things. Why does he try other things?
(a) In case they are wrong or being intentionally deceitful.
(b) He is bored.
(c) He likes to be right.
(d) To rule out all possibilities.

8. On his _______ run in the car, after some changes have been made, Mark Donohue sets a new record.
(a) Third.
(b) Fifth.
(c) Fourth.
(d) Second.

9. They spend ______________ getting to know the car and how it works and why it has the problems it has.
(a) Weeks.
(b) Days.
(c) Months.
(d) Years.

10. They are happy because they have satisfied ___________________ by winning the Fomula races with the Javelins.
(a) Dodge Motors.
(b) General Motors.
(c) Ford Motors.
(d) American Motors.

11. When Mark asks other drivers about the troubles he is having, how do the others respond?
(a) They ignore him.
(b) They do not provide him with solutions.
(c) They taunt him.
(d) They give him fake solutions.

12. Mark ends up in a car in which he says it is impossible to win. The cars doing well are over _____________ faster than his.
(a) 1mph.
(b) 8mph.
(c) 12mph.
(d) 5mph.

13. The Europeans do not realize that the Americans are used to having who drive the race cars?
(a) Young men.
(b) Engineers.
(c) Owners.
(d) Trained drivers.

14. What does Mark note about Flegl?
(a) The man is meticulous.
(b) The man is unusual.
(c) The man is arrogant.
(d) The man is easy-going.

15. Mark is shocked when what is offered to them?
(a) Free room and board.
(b) Illegal car parts.
(c) Illegal drugs.
(d) Alcohol with a meal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Roger says yes, but only after _________________ of consideration and a modification of the plans of how they will do it.

2. This is a ____________ race, but their car has one anyway.

3. This chapter is dated _________.

4. Who wins the last race in which Donohue ever drives?

5. One feature of Roger Penske and also of Mark Donohue is that, despite all their speed, they actually do what?

(see the answer keys)

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