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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. On what date was the medal race for the eight-oared crews in the 1936 Olympic Games?
(a) July 23.
(b) August 20.
(c) May 12.
(d) August 14.

2. Who was the coxswain for Navy at the Olympic trials in 1936?
(a) Gordy Adam.
(b) Wink Winslow.
(c) Vic Krulak.
(d) Joe Louis.

3. In what year did Seattle's professional hockey team, the Metropolitans, become the first American team to win the Stanley Cup?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1917.

4. On what network did Royal Brougham announce the live broadcast of the Olympic rowing trials in 1936?
(a) NBC.
(b) ABC.
(c) CBS.
(d) FOX.

5. What was the name of Al Ulbrickson's wife?
(a) Hazel Ulbrickson.
(b) Sarah Ulbrickson.
(c) Maria Ulbrickson.
(d) Idiria Ulbrickson.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who won the bronze medal in men's eights at the 1936 Olympics?

2. How many eight-oared crews competed in the 1936 Olympic Games?

3. What rowing crew at the 1936 Olympics was comprised entirely of police officers?

4. Where was Fritz Kreisler born?

5. How tall was the tower that was built on the site where the Maifeld had been at the Reichssportfeld?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author describe the American rowing team's performance at their final race in the 1936 Summer Olympics? What strategies were used?

2. How does the author describe the whitewashing that took place in Berlin prior to the 1936 Summer Olympics in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 16?

3. What statement did Al Ulbrickson make via an open letter to the Seattle Times in September of 1935? Why did he make this announcement?

4. How does the author describe the University of Washington crew's performance at the final Olympic trial in Part 4: Touching the Divine, Chapter 15?

5. What ship did the University of Washington crew take to Europe for the 1936 Summer Olympics? How is the setting of the ship described?

6. Whom did Joe Rantz befriend while working at the Grand Coulee Dam site? How are these individuals described by the author?

7. What concerns did Al Ulbrickson express about the regatta course for the 1936 Summer Olympics? How was the matter resolved?

8. What did the University of Washington rowing crew come to represent for Seattle and Washington, according to the author in Part 3: The Parts That Really Matter, Chapter 10? Why did they come to represent this?

9. What position did Joe Rantz take at the Grand Coulee Dam site in the summer after his sophomore year at the University of Washington? How much did the job pay?

10. Why was the 1936 regatta against the University of California at Berkeley significant for Joe Rantz? How did the University of Washington perform in the race?

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