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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How old was the person that Biglow visited after the finals?
(a) 52.
(b) 56.
(c) 27.
(d) 94.

3. Biglow and Bouscaren were staying with Donald Beer. When did Beer graduate from Yale?
(a) 1959.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1956.
(d) 1949.

4. What sport did Carl Lewis participate in that reportedly allowed him to earn $1 million a year in appearance fees and endorsements?
(a) Baseball.
(b) Football.
(c) Track.
(d) Gymnastics.

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

6. How tall was Lewis?
(a) 6 ft. 4 in.
(b) 6 ft. 1 in.
(c) 5 ft. 11 in.
(d) 6 ft. 3 in.

7. Who did Biglow go to visit after the finals?
(a) His mother.
(b) His father.
(c) His sister.
(d) Grandmother Biglow.

8. How much weight could Lewis lift in the dead lift?
(a) 135 pounds.
(b) 375 pounds.
(c) 405 pounds.
(d) 525 pounds.

9. Who were two well-known teammates that Wood had crewed with in college?
(a) Phillips and Minner.
(b) Ryan and Belinn.
(c) Shealy and Cashin.
(d) Bucklin and Carpenter.

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

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

12. How long did most young men compete in rowing?
(a) 6 years.
(b) 4 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 2 years.

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

14. Where did Wood transfer to after working in Hartford?
(a) Boston.
(b) Providence.
(c) Princeton.
(d) New Haven.

15. What did Wood do after losing the final?
(a) Went for a long walk with his fiancee.
(b) Had a tailgate picnic with his family.
(c) Went off by himself.
(d) Took his fiancee to dinner.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Biglow when he won a bronze in a world regatta?

2. How wide was a rowing scull?

3. What sport did Bouscaren try when he first came to Yale?

4. When did Karppinen first win an Olympic gold medal?

5. How much older was Wood than most of his competitors?

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