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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many times had Lewis and Enquist raced as a double when they rowed their first Olympic heat?
(a) 7 times.
(b) 5 times.
(c) 10 times.
(d) 13 times.

2. How tall was Frank Cunningham when he returned to Harvard after the war?
(a) 6 ft. 2 in.
(b) 5 ft. 10 in.
(c) 6 ft. 1 in.
(d) 5 ft. 11 in.

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

4. If Biglow did not qualify for the semi in his first race at the Olympic camp, how many days might he have of back-to-back racing?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

5. Who did Biglow believe were his biggest competition for the bronze medal?
(a) Deloof and Pancic.
(b) Iosub and Clement.
(c) Karppinen and Kolbe.
(d) Ibarra and Mills.

6. With whom did Lewis drive to Boston after being offered a spot by Parker in the finals?
(a) Bouscaren.
(b) Enquist.
(c) Wood.
(d) Dietz.

7. What type of drinks were featured in a commercial that ABC aired during the sculling race?
(a) Dr. Pepper.
(b) 7-Up.
(c) Coke.
(d) Pepsi.

8. At what mark during the Olympic repechage did Lewis and Enquist take the lead?
(a) 1500 mark.
(b) 1700 mark.
(c) 1000 mark.
(d) 1200 mark.

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

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

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

12. Why did Parker believe that Buscaren was anxious about the double he was rowing with Altekruse?
(a) Because of the Wood-Biglow double.
(b) Because of the Lewis-Enquist double.
(c) Because he was having physical problems.
(d) Because he and Altekruse couldn't get the stroke together.

13. 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.

14. What words did Lewis write on a three-foot inflatable shark that he gave Enquist?
(a) The strong will eat the weak.
(b) Eat them alive.
(c) Stay Hungry.
(d) Devour the competition.

15. Where would the international regatta be held after the Olympic trials?
(a) Lake Lucerne.
(b) Paris.
(c) Lake Orta.
(d) Vienna.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Cunningham and Biglow have a major confrontation?

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

3. How many weeks did Parker have to pick both the double and the quad?

4. When Enquist and Lewis rowed a double at Duisburg, what place did they take?

5. Where was Ricardo Ibarra from?

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