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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of a business did Wood work for after leaving Hartford?
(a) Brokerage firm.
(b) Consulting firm.
(c) Engineering firm.
(d) Insurance company.

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

3. How old was Biglow when he won a bronze in a world regatta?
(a) 29.
(b) 27.
(c) 23.
(d) 25.

4. Which branch of the service did Harry Parker serve in?
(a) Army.
(b) Navy.
(c) Air Force.
(d) Marines.

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

6. What had the American scullers won for the past three years, before the 1984 Olympic trials?
(a) Second place.
(b) Third place.
(c) Fourth place.
(d) First place.

7. How wide was a rowing scull?
(a) 19 inches.
(b) 17 inches.
(c) 12 inches.
(d) 15 inches.

8. What reason did Wood's father believe kept Wood rowing?
(a) The Olympics.
(b) The money.
(c) The prestige.
(d) The competition.

9. How much did Wood and his teammates once spend apiece to stay in a room at the Princeton Motor Lodge?
(a) $10.00.
(b) $7.50.
(c) $15.00.
(d) $5.00.

10. When Shealy was on the Harvard crew, by how many lengths did Harvard beat the University of Washington?
(a) 4.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

11. How many hours did Wood exercise in a year?
(a) As many 800.
(b) About 400.
(c) As many as 600.
(d) Over 700.

12. What year did Biglow graduate from college?
(a) 1977.
(b) 1979.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1978.

13. How long had Harry Parker been Wood's coach on and off?
(a) Some 12 years.
(b) Some 7 years.
(c) Some 20 years.
(d) Some 14 years.

14. In what magazine did Lewis read an article about Wood?
(a) Newsweek.
(b) Ultrasport.
(c) Time.
(d) Sports Illustrated.

15. How tall was Pertti Karppinen?
(a) 6 ft. 5 in.
(b) 6 ft. 7 in.
(c) 6 ft. 4 in.
(d) 6 ft. 6 in.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where were the Olympic trials held in Chapter 1?

2. At what mark did Lewis surge ahead of Bouscaren in the finals?

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

4. When did Woodrow Wilson approach a philanthropist and ask for a donation for the Princeton law school?

5. What was Biglow's first choice for college?

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