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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25, 26 & 27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did the record that Cunningham and his crew set for a twelve-boat regatta stand?
(a) 15 years.
(b) 45 years.
(c) Over 2 decades.
(d) Over 3 decades.

2. What type of drinks were featured in a commercial that ABC aired during the sculling race?
(a) Dr. Pepper.
(b) Coke.
(c) Pepsi.
(d) 7-Up.

3. What college did Biglow and Bouscaren row for?
(a) Boston University.
(b) Rutgers.
(c) Harvard.
(d) Yale.

4. If Biglow did not qualify for the semi in his first race at the Olympic camp, how many days might he have of back-to-back racing?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 1.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Harry Parker been Wood's coach on and off?

2. When Dietz and Wood came to Princeton for the double race, how many days had they been practicing together?

3. How many weeks did Parker have to pick both the double and the quad?

4. Why did Parker believe that Buscaren was anxious about the double he was rowing with Altekruse?

5. How many of the years before the Olympic trials had Wood spent rowing by himself?

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