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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Caballo was filled with pride as he showed off what to the author in Chapter 26?
(a) His hut.
(b) His garden.
(c) His trophies.
(d) His car.

2. Scott Jurek began running long distances when he started cross training with running to prepare for what?
(a) Long jump.
(b) Ocean swimming.
(c) Surfing.
(d) Nordic skiing.

3. Who called to say that he could show how an antelope could be run to death, which he had learned in the bush, in Chapter 28?
(a) Louis Liebenberg.
(b) Scott Jurek.
(c) Arnulfo Quimare.
(d) Matt Carpenter.

4. When was Scott Jurek born?
(a) 1958.
(b) 1973.
(c) 1969.
(d) 1962.

5. When did Scott Jurek return and win the race in Tarahumara?
(a) 2005.
(b) 2006.
(c) 2008.
(d) 2007.

6. Nike, Inc. was founded on January 25, 1964 with what name?
(a) Blue Ribbon Sports.
(b) Gold Medal Sports.
(c) Extreme Sports Inc.
(d) Sportus Maximus.

7. Christopher McDougall previously worked for the Associated Press covering civil wars where?
(a) South Africa and Ivory Coast.
(b) Somalia and Kenya.
(c) Zimbabwe and Mozambique.
(d) Rwanda and Angola.

8. Where did Scott Jurek attend college?
(a) The College of St. Mary.
(b) The College of St. James.
(c) The College of St. Scholastica.
(d) The College of St. Peter.

9. Who did the author go with to look for the missing East Coast team in Chapter 31?
(a) Salvador Holguin.
(b) Emil Zapotek.
(c) Caballo Blanco.
(d) Scott Jurek.

10. By the time he headed back to Mexico for the race, the author was able to do runs for how long without worry of pain or injury in Chapter 27?
(a) 8 hours.
(b) 10 hours.
(c) 5 hours.
(d) 2 hours.

11. Who did an amazing job throughout the morning run in Chapter 26?
(a) Ann Trason.
(b) Scott Jurek.
(c) Barefoot Ted.
(d) Caballo Blanco.

12. What scientist realized that man could literally run an animal, such as a deer, to death as described in Chapter 28?
(a) Dr. Bramble.
(b) Dr. Vigil.
(c) Dr. Lieberman.
(d) Dr. Torg.

13. Nike takes it's name from a Greek goddess of what?
(a) Victory.
(b) Pride.
(c) Muscles.
(d) Running.

14. Where did Jenn Shelton attend college?
(a) The University of West Virginia.
(b) The University of Virginia.
(c) The University of North Carolina.
(d) The University of South Carolina.

15. Who did Caballo say might still run in the race in Chapter 23, which surprised the author?
(a) Luis.
(b) Martimano Cervantes.
(c) Arnulfo Quimare.
(d) Marcelino.

Short Answer Questions

1. What had led to Caballo Blanco's hospital visit when he decided to change his life, as described in Chapter 32?

2. Over dinner in Chapter 23, Caballo shared the news that who had been killed?

3. Creel is located how many kilometers to the southwest of the state capital, Chihuahua?

4. When was Christopher McDougall born?

5. Who examined animals and humans from the past and present to see how they compared and contrasted, as described in Chapter 28?

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