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

2. How many liters of oxygen could a world-class rower take in per minute?
(a) 4 liters.
(b) 3 liters.
(c) 5 liters.
(d) 6 liters.

3. How much time might Wood race in a year?
(a) 130 minutes.
(b) 75 minutes.
(c) 220 minutes.
(d) 90 minutes.

4. When did Bouscaren graduate from Yale?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1976.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

5. Who was the Harvard sweep oarsman who had a tough time dealing with the mental adjustment to sculling?
(a) Joe Bouscaren.
(b) Charley Altekruse.
(c) John Biglow.
(d) Brad Lewis.

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Frank Cunningham weigh when he returned to Harvard after the war?

2. How many oarsmen were invited to the team rowing camp?

3. Who did Lewis and Enquist compete against in the first Olympic heat?

4. How much did Wood and Altekruse spend when they drove from Cambridge to the 1984 Olympic game trials?

5. How many more miles did Lewis row after reading an article about Wood in a magazine?

(see the answer key)

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