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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden choose UCLA as the second college to coach at?
(a) It was his dream coaching position.
(b) UCLA was his biggest rival as a player.
(c) His family wanted to move to the warm weather.
(d) The college he really wanted didn't call on time.

2. In order for players to give their best, Coach says they must be composed, self-controlled, and have what?
(a) Endurance.
(b) Faith.
(c) Skills.
(d) Confidence.

3. According to coach, when are 90% of basketball games won?
(a) In the first ten minutes.
(b) By half time.
(c) In the first quarter.
(d) In the last five seconds.

4. What did players often come to Coach Wooden wearing that were too big?
(a) Headbands.
(b) Shorts.
(c) Socks.
(d) Shoes.

5. According to Coach Wooden, what did Kareem have in addition to great basketball skills?
(a) People skills.
(b) Intelligence.
(c) A lot of money.
(d) A great sense of humor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Coach Wooden say that assistant coaches are so important?

3. What place did Coach Wooden's team end up in the tournament in his second year as ISU?

4. What did Coach Wooden learn from Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy?

5. Where did Coach Wooden have the worse record of his career?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

2. According to Coach Wooden, what type of player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

3. Why didn't Coach Wooden sell his Pyramid of Success for money?

4. What did Coach Wooden say he never wants his team to do during a game?

5. How did Coach Wooden end up teaching at UCLA?

6. How did Jabbar deal with the treatment from the public?

7. According to Chapter 14, what was important to the Wooden Family?

8. What was Coach Wooden's advice to his team concerning the outcome of a game?

9. Why did Coach Wooden take his team to the NAIA tournament his second year of coaching when he did not take them his first year?

10. How did Coach Wooden's religion influence his coaching?

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