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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 11 & 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When had Christopher Wood been a spare on an Olympic team, before 1984?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1972.
(c) 1976.
(d) 1968.

2. When Donald Beer won an Olympic gold medal, what rowing event did he compete in?
(a) Single sculler.
(b) A Yale eight.
(c) A Yale double.
(d) A Yale four.

3. How much did Biglow weigh?
(a) 175 pounds.
(b) 200 pounds.
(c) 190 pounds.
(d) 185 pounds.

4. How many hours did Wood practice?
(a) As many as 500 hours.
(b) About 700 hours.
(c) As many as 475 hours.
(d) About 300 hours.

5. Who was President the year that the U.S. boycotted the summer Olympic games?
(a) Jimmy Carter.
(b) Ronald Reagan.
(c) Richard Nixon.
(d) Gerald Ford.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much higher was Biglow's erg score than his teammates' scores?

2. Prior to the 1984 Olympics, when was the last time that an American won gold in rowing?

3. What was the new name for the publication "The Oarsman"?

4. Where did Bouscaren go to medical school?

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

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