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1. Lance Armstrong’s firstprofessional race was in _________.

Spain

Italy

France

Germany

2. Which race has Lance Armstrongwon a record number of times?

Tour du Pont

Ride for the Roses

Tour de France

Challenge of Champions

3. What is chemotherapy?

Chemicals used to help winbicycling races.

Therapy for injuries atathletic events.

Chemicals that help people to feel better.

Therapy using chemicals to overcome a disease.

4. What sport did Lance Armstrongexcel in as a youngster?

decathlon

triathlon

marathon

all of the above

5. Why did Lance ignore the painand warning signs of cancer?

He didn’t want to admitanything was wrong.

He wanted to push himself in cycling.

He had a difficult trainingschedule.

all of the above

6. After being diagnosed withcancer, how do you think Lancefelt about his decision to wait so long for treatment?

excitement

surprise

regret

apathy

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7. What do the Tour de France andTour du Pont have in common?

They are stage races.

They are held in France.

They are benefit races.

They are triathlons.

8. What is a triathlon?

bicycle race throughmountains

swimming race in which three strokes are used

event that combinesswimming, running, and bicycling

running competition in which people compete on teams of three

9. Which is not a fact about the Tour de France?

Almost all the race is held in France.

The Tour takes one week to complete.

The race covers hot flatlandsand mountain passes.

It has been held every year since 1903 except during the World Wars.

10. Why would Lance have begunbicycle training only five months after first being treated for cancer?

There was a big race he had signed up for.

His teammates talked him into practicing and competing.

He knew of other cancerpatients who had done this and won many races.

He knew bicycling wouldmake him stronger and give him something to work toward.

11. What is an amateur?

someone new to a sport

someone who doesn’tcompete for money

someone who is not very good at a sport

all of the above

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12. How did the result of his firstprofessional race help Lance to succeed?

By losing, he becamemotivated to work harder.

By winning, he was so excitedhe entered more races.

By losing, he decided to give up triathlons and enter bicycling races.

By finishing in the middle, he decided he wanted tobeat the ones who finishedahead of him.

13. Extended Response: How doesthe Lance Armstrong Foundationfurther Lance’s commitment tohelping others?

14. Extended Response: What is a lesson you can learn fromLance Armstrong?

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