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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By which decade was the marriage between sports and television virtually complete?
(a) 1950s.
(b) 1960s.
(c) 1980s.
(d) 1970s.

2. By the time of the trials for the 1984 Olympics, how long had it been since Wood graduated from college?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 5 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 9 years.

3. How old was Christopher Wood during the time of the 1984 Olympic game trials?
(a) 27.
(b) 23.
(c) 24.
(d) 31.

4. What physical problems had bothered Biglow that interfered with his rowing?
(a) Bad back.
(b) Cracked rib.
(c) Torn rotator cuff.
(d) Bad knees.

5. Where was Biglow from?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Boston.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Seattle.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did the Biglows move West?

2. How fast could a scull move per hour?

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

4. How many hours did Wood exercise in a year?

5. What was Biglow's grade point average when he graduated from Yale?

(see the answer key)

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