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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 8 & 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What took Wooden away from his home in 1943?
(a) An offer to play professional basketball.
(b) A family crisis.
(c) World War II.
(d) Another job.

2. How did Wooden feel about money as a high-school student?
(a) He spent everything he made.
(b) He was mad because he had to give it all to his father.
(c) He did not have money in high school.
(d) He worked hard for it and managed it well.

3. What prevented Wooden from fulfilling his position in the South Pacific?
(a) A broken arm.
(b) Nellie's sickness.
(c) An appendectomy.
(d) A new assignment.

4. According to Coach Wooden, a true athlete should have what?
(a) Character.
(b) Principles.
(c) Skill.
(d) Talent.

5. How did Wooden save up money so he and Nellie could get married?
(a) He sold his car.
(b) He worked in the athletic department.
(c) He played pro basketball.
(d) He took extra shifts waiting tables.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wooden learned that students who do what, can get free tuition?

2. During many games, Coach Wooden told Jack Hirsch to stop acting like a what?

3. What did Wooden do after the war?

4. After the war, what was difficult for Coach Wooden's family to find in South Bend?

5. Coach Wooden's father told him to make each day what?

(see the answer key)

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