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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Coach Wooden's father told him to make each day what?
(a) Great.
(b) The best day it can be.
(c) A new beginning.
(d) A masterpiece.

2. 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 mad at his fellow teammates.
(c) He was happy because the team won.
(d) He was angry because he didn't get to play.

3. What incident caused Coach Wooden to refer to the coach/player relationship as a father/son relationship?
(a) Taking an injured player to the hospital.
(b) Kicking a player off the team for having a bad attitude.
(c) Pulling a star player out of the championship game.
(d) Watching his team lose the championship game.

4. What made team forward Keith Erickson very upset during games?
(a) If he didn't get the opportunity to score.
(b) If Coach Wooden yelled at him.
(c) If he made a foul.
(d) If the referee made a bad call.

5. What moment does Coach Wooden refer to as "the peak" of his career?
(a) A conversation he has with Fred Slaughter after a game.
(b) Receiving his job at UCLA.
(c) Watching Walt Hazzard score the winning basket at a champanionship game.
(d) Making it to the NCAA championship game for the first time.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the talented leader of the UCLA team's defense?

2. What did Coach Wooden's brother do to him as a child that make him very angry?

3. Who encouraged Coach Wooden to wait until after college to marry Nellie?

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

5. Where did Coach Wooden spot future guard Gail Goodrich playing basketball?

(see the answer key)

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