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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many seconds was Biglow behind Mills with five hundred meters to go?
(a) 4.8 seconds.
(b) 7.4 seconds.
(c) 6.2 seconds.
(d) 8.1 seconds.

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

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

4. After the war, where was the race that Cunningham stroked that set a record time for a twelve-boat regatta?
(a) Princeton.
(b) New Haven.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Boston.

5. How tall was Enquist?
(a) 6 ft. 1 in.
(b) 6 ft. 7 in.
(c) 6 ft. 3 in.
(d) 6 ft. 6 in.

6. What weather came in while Wood was rowing on the Sunday of the finals?
(a) Thunderstorm.
(b) Rain.
(c) Fog.
(d) Wind.

7. Who did Wood think long and hard about inviting to his engagement party?
(a) Frank Cunningham.
(b) Charley McIntyre.
(c) Tony Johnson.
(d) Harry Parker.

8. When was an engagement party held to honor Wood and Aserlind?
(a) November.
(b) February.
(c) January.
(d) December.

9. When Lewis and Enquist were paired for the double at the team camp, what had the men finished?
(a) 6th.
(b) 5th.
(c) 3rd.
(d) 4th.

10. Who recorded a tape that Lewis and Enquist would listen to everyday for motivation?
(a) Mike Livingston.
(b) Harry Parker.
(c) Tony Johnson.
(d) Frank Cunningham.

11. Where did Bouscaren begin his internship?
(a) New York.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Seattle.
(d) Boston.

12. At the Olympics, whose shoes did Lewis want to fill?
(a) The West Germans.
(b) The East Germans.
(c) The Yugoslavs.
(d) The Canadians.

13. Which coach did Biglow enjoy talking to at the Olympic camp?
(a) The Romanian coach.
(b) The West German coach.
(c) The Canadian coach.
(d) The Finnish coach.

14. After college, where did Enquist work for a few months?
(a) On a salmon boat.
(b) At a consulting firm.
(c) At a bank.
(d) For a law firm.

15. What did Lewis drive during the time that he and Enquist were practicing the double in 1983?
(a) Porsche.
(b) Corvette.
(c) Mercedes Benz.
(d) Lincoln.

Short Answer Questions

1. What commercial did ABC air, suspending the scullers in mid-race?

2. Where would the international regatta be held after the Olympic trials?

3. What did Lewis do a few months after the Olympics?

4. What was Jim Dietz's father's job?

5. Where is Dartmouth College located?

(see the answer keys)

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