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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Dietz and Wood came to Princeton for the double race, how many days had they been practicing together?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

2. By how many seconds did Biglow beat Gary Reid in the rep?
(a) 3 seconds.
(b) 5 seconds.
(c) 7 seconds.
(d) 4 seconds.

3. When did Lewis hope to row at Henley in a single?
(a) 1984.
(b) 1986.
(c) 1987.
(d) 1985.

4. What did Biglow call his rowing coach at Yale?
(a) Mister Tony.
(b) Tony.
(c) Johnson.
(d) Mister Coach.

5. When did Cunningham and Biglow have a major confrontation?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1980.
(c) 1981.
(d) 1983.

6. What stroke had Lewis and Enquist wanted to maintain in the first Olympic heat?
(a) 30 strokes.
(b) 36 strokes.
(c) 34 strokes.
(d) 32 strokes.

7. What commercial did ABC air, suspending the scullers in mid-race?
(a) Wendy's.
(b) Pizza Hut.
(c) Hardees.
(d) McDonald's.

8. When did Enquist graduate from college?
(a) 1978.
(b) 1975.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1976.

9. By how much did Lewis and Enquist win the repechage at the Olympics?
(a) 3 seconds.
(b) 1 second.
(c) 2 seconds.
(d) 5 seconds.

10. Where did Lewis and Enquist go to practice after telling Parker they wanted their own double?
(a) Lake Cayuga.
(b) Greenwood Lake.
(c) Lake Stevens.
(d) Bolgoda Lake.

11. Where had Lewis watched rowers at the Olympic games in 1976?
(a) Mexico City.
(b) Montreal.
(c) Tokyo.
(d) Munich.

12. Where did Bouscaren receive an offer for his residency?
(a) Greenwich Hospital.
(b) University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics.
(c) New York Hospital.
(d) St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center.

13. Which team went out early and took a commanding lead when Lewis and Enquist raced the final on Sunday?
(a) Canadians.
(b) Belgians.
(c) Dutch.
(d) Germans.

14. What did Biglow send to his friends when he wrote after the Olympics?
(a) Olympic keychains.
(b) A picture of him rowing.
(c) Olympic coins.
(d) Olympic rowing pins.

15. What was Jim Dietz's father's job?
(a) Fisherman.
(b) Carpenter.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How low did Lewis and Enquist get their time for five-hundred-meter sprints?

2. When did Karl Adam, coach of the Ratzeburg oarsmen, become an influential figure in America?

3. How much did Lewis pay for a stand-room ticket to watch the final of the single sculls when he attended the Olympics in 1976?

4. How many times had Lewis and Enquist raced as a double when they rowed their first Olympic heat?

5. When did Biglow begin stroking the Yale boat?

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