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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was the most revealing image that Steve Kiesling ever saw published of John Biglow?
(a) The Harvard Crimson.
(b) The Daily Free Press.
(c) Yale Daily News.
(d) The Daily Princetonian.

2. How fast could a scull move per hour?
(a) 20 to 22 miles.
(b) 13 to 14 miles.
(c) 30 to 35 miles.
(d) 5 to 8 miles.

3. Where were the Olympic trials held in Chapter 1?
(a) Boston, Massachusetts.
(b) Princeton, New Jersey.
(c) Hartford, Connecticut.
(d) New Haven, Connecticut.

4. How much money was brought into town when the Olympic trials were held in Chapter 1?
(a) $6 million.
(b) $5 million.
(c) $10 million.
(d) $7 million.

5. Biglow and Bouscaren were staying with Donald Beer. When did Beer graduate from Yale?
(a) 1949.
(b) 1956.
(c) 1959.
(d) 1961.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time might Wood race in a year?

2. What was the name of the day school that Biglow attended?

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

4. What sport did Carl Lewis participate in that reportedly allowed him to earn $1 million a year in appearance fees and endorsements?

5. How many hours did Wood practice?

(see the answer key)

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