View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What tournament did Coach Wooden lead his ISU players to?
(a) NACB.
(b) NCAA.
(c) NCA.
(d) NAIA.

2. Where did Wooden go the morning after his wedding?
(a) To help his coach recruit new players.
(b) To basketball practice.
(c) To look for a job.
(d) To a basketball clinic.

3. Which of the following is not a key concept in Coach Wooden's idea of success?
(a) Frugality.
(b) Faith.
(c) Fight.
(d) Team spirit.

4. What was the given name of the player that would become known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
(a) Billy Thomas.
(b) Walter Boyce.
(c) Lewis Alcindor.
(d) Scott Burkholder.

5. What place did Coach Wooden's team end up in the tournament in his second year as ISU?
(a) First.
(b) Last.
(c) Fifth.
(d) Second.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden try to get out of his contract with UCLA?

2. According to Coach Wooden, what was the one thing that was holding back his UCLA team?

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

4. How did Nellie and Wooden celebrate after their wedding ceremony?

5. When Kareem joined the team, what was Coach Wooden working towards?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 263 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample