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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Doug McIntosh feel when Coach Wooden pulled him from the championship game?
(a) He was depressed because his family came to watch him.
(b) He was angry because he didn't get to play.
(c) He was mad at his fellow teammates.
(d) He was happy because the team won.

2. In what year did Wooden start college?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1935.

3. Why did Coach Wooden's family move to Martinsville?
(a) Because they found a bigger farm.
(b) Because Coach Wooden's dad got a new job.
(c) Because Coach Wooden wanted to play at a different high school.
(d) Because they lost their farm.

4. Coach Lambert also taught Coach Wooden to play his own game and let the opponents what?
(a) Lose.
(b) Worry about your next move.
(c) Follow.
(d) Figure it out.

5. Why did Coach Wooden get upset with his high-school basketball coach, Glenn Curtis?
(a) He didn't like the way Coach Curtis ran practice.
(b) He didn't agree with Coach Curtis' game philosophy.
(c) He thought Coach Curtis was disrespectful to the players.
(d) He felt like Coach Curtis didn't give his brother a chance.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden's high-school coach prohibit his players from doing during basketball season?

2. When Coach Wooden was a child, what was his first basketball hoop made out of?

3. At his first high-school coaching job, what was Coach Wooden's salary?

4. In what year did Coach Wooden move back to Indiana?

5. Where did Coach Wooden meet his future wife, Nellie?

(see the answer key)

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