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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What were the facilities like at UCLA?
(a) Average.
(b) In poor condition.
(c) State of the art.
(d) There were none.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Wooden go the morning after his wedding?

2. In 1966, where did the UCLA team start playing?

3. Before his senior year, who was Wooden recruited by?

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

5. Who did Wooden replace as coach at Indiana State?

(see the answer key)

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