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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 16.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What sport did Harry Parker encourage rowers to take up because it built up athletic endurance?
(a) Cross-country skiing.
(b) Soccer.
(c) Sprints.
(d) Tennis.

2. What job had Wood had in Hartford?
(a) Broker.
(b) Actuarial expert.
(c) Configuration expert.
(d) Consultant.

3. How tall was Pertti Karppinen?
(a) 6 ft. 4 in.
(b) 6 ft. 7 in.
(c) 6 ft. 5 in.
(d) 6 ft. 6 in.

4. Where did Wood transfer to after working in Hartford?
(a) Providence.
(b) New Haven.
(c) Princeton.
(d) Boston.

5. What reason did Wood's father believe kept Wood rowing?
(a) The competition.
(b) The prestige.
(c) The money.
(d) The Olympics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport did Bouscaren try when he first came to Yale?

2. As the 1984 Olympics approached, how long had it been since the United States had had a serious chance to win an Olympic medal?

3. Before the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that a bronze had been won by an American in the single sculls?

4. How long did most young men compete in rowing?

5. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?

(see the answer key)

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