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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 16.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What was the name of the custom-built sectional boat that Sir Henry Stanley used to search for Dr. David Livingstone in Central Africa in 1874?
(a) The Whitehorse.
(b) The Green Dragon.
(c) Lady Alice.
(d) SS Manhattan.
2. What was Joe Rantz's mother's maiden name?
(a) Thula Maxwell.
(b) Sarah Smith.
(c) Marie Anderson.
(d) Nellie Maxwell.
3. What deliberately risky tactic did Al Ulbrickson decide to use in the regatta in Poughkeepsie in 1936?
(a) A moderate pace throughout.
(b) A fast start.
(c) A slow start.
(d) A slow finish.
4. Who was the coxswain of the varsity boat that raced against the freshmen at the University of Washington in Part 2: Resiliency, Chapter 6?
(a) Willis Thompson.
(b) Harvey Love.
(c) Angus Hay Jr.
(d) Harry Rantz.
5. How much did Joe Rantz earn for the dangerous job jack-hammering on the side of cliff faces at the Grand Coulee Dam site in 1935?
(a) 25 cents an hour.
(b) 2 dollars an hour.
(c) 50 cents an hour.
(d) 75 cents an hour.
Short Answer Questions
1. What friend of Joe Rantz's was a central figure in one of Daniel James Brown's earlier books, according to the author in the Prologue?
2. Where was Fritz Kreisler born?
3. Who was the bootlegger that Joe and Harry stole liquor from to sell on the black market during the Great Depression in Sequim?
4. How old did Adolf Hitler turn on April 20, 1936?
5. What did Al Ulbrickson announce to the University of Washington crew as they left on the train for Poughkeepsie in 1936?
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