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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why didn't Coach Wooden sell his ideas of success like many people urged him to do?
(a) He wanted to use them solely for the teams he coached.
(b) He wanted them to be used as a teaching tool.
(c) He wanted to leave them to his children.
(d) He couldn't find a publisher.

2. Where did Wooden attend college?
(a) Purdue.
(b) Indiana State.
(c) UCLA.
(d) University of Alabama.

3. In Coach Wooden's first year coaching at UCLA, how did the team do?
(a) They lost more games than they won.
(b) They made it to the southern division finals.
(c) They made it to the local playoffs.
(d) They made it to the national championships.

4. What coaching concept applied by Coach Curtis did Coach Wooden disagree with?
(a) Sitting those who missed practice on the bench.
(b) Firing up the team emotionally before a game.
(c) Becoming friends with the players.
(d) Giving all the players a fair chance to play.

5. Where did Wooden go the morning after his wedding?
(a) To look for a job.
(b) To a basketball clinic.
(c) To basketball practice.
(d) To help his coach recruit new players.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden try to get out of his contract with UCLA?

2. What tournament did Coach Wooden dream of his players being in?

3. Why did Coach Wooden choose UCLA as the second college to coach at?

4. When did Coach Wooden start searching for his own definition of success?

5. What was Coach Wooden most surprised about when he began coaching at UCLA?

(see the answer key)

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