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Unit 2 - A Sport Is Born

Watch:
  • "History Of Mushing In Alaska"  Coming Soon
       Stream - Download (.mov) - iPod Version

    Articles:
  • Starting A Dog Sled Race
       Download PDF

    Read:
  • Types Of Mushing
       Download PDF

    Test:
  • Unit 2 Online Quiz

    • Unit 2:
    A Sport Is Born

    Online Test

    Read each question and choose the best answer. Only one answer is correct.

    From the Video - History of Mushing in Alaska:

    1: Dog teams, over the past 100 years, have slowly been replaced by:
    Snowmachines
    Airplanes
    All Of The Above

    2: True or False: Dog Teams were used by miners in the early 1900's to haul gear to remote locations throughout the state.
    True
    False


    From the Sheep Mountain 150 Article:

    3: What indicated to Andy that he could leave the starting line?
    A Countdown: 5..4..3..2..1..Go!
    A gun fired into the Air
    A Stoplight

    4: What happens if a musher lets go of his or her sled in the beginning of a race?
    The dog team waits for them.
    The dogs slow down to a walk so the musher can run and catch up.
    They keep running, not slowing down at all.

    5: True or False: The dogs are excited at the beginning of a race.
    True
    False

    6: Who gets more rest at a checkpoint during a race?
    The Musher
    The Dogs


    From the Types of Mushing in Alaska section:

    7: Sprint Racers:
    carry no gear and use super light sleds to maximize speed.
    rarely travel over 25 miles in one day.
    often use sled dogs that have shorter hair than long distance dogs.
    All Of The Above

    8: True or False: Mushers are required to finish several Mid-Distance races before running the Iditarod or Yukon Quest
    True
    False

    9: Stage racing is unique from other forms of racing because:
    Races often take multiple days to complete.
    A musher uses skis instead of a dog sled.
    Mushers often have to camp out overnight on stage races.
    Stage racing teams often have a pool of dogs to choose from, allowing for some dogs to get a rest day during the event.

    10: Today, a dog team is the fastest and easiest way to travel _____ during the winter.
    in rural Alaska
    in Denali National Park
    from Anchorage to Nome

    11: True or False: During long distance races, teams only travel when the sun is up.
    True
    False





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