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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the freshman rowing coach at the University of Washington in 1933?
(a) Tom Bolles.
(b) Al Ulbrickson.
(c) George A. Wyman.
(d) Byron Noble.

2. What term refers to the person that verbally controls a boat's steering, speed, timing, and fluidity in competitive rowing?
(a) Coxswain.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Sweep.
(d) Scull.

3. In what country was George Pocock born?
(a) The Republic of Ireland.
(b) Great Britain.
(c) The United States.
(d) Belgium.

4. The first American intercollegiate crew race in America took place in what year?
(a) 1808.
(b) 1788.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1852.

5. How many inches of rain does the author describe falling at the University of Washington during the course of a month of flooding in Part 1: What Seasons They Have Been Through, Chapter 5?
(a) 14 and a quarter inches.
(b) 12 and three-quarters of an inch.
(c) 19 and a half inches.
(d) 10 and a half inches.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the coxswain of the varsity boat that raced against the freshmen at the University of Washington in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?

2. When was the rowing program at the University of California at Berkeley established?

3. What was the name of Joe Rantz's father?

4. What is the Olympic standard distance for all rowing events?

5. What was the name of the shell that the freshman crew raced in Poughkeepsie in 1934?

(see the answer key)

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