View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 13-15.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, drawing the US into World War II?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1941.

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

3. When Coach Wooden was a child, what was his first basketball hoop made out of?
(a) A tomato basket.
(b) An old tire.
(c) A bucket.
(d) A hallowed out piece of wood.

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

5. Where was Coach Wooden's first college coaching job?
(a) The University of Alabama.
(b) The University of Indiana.
(c) Indiana State University.
(d) UCLA.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Coach Wooden deal with players who stood up to him?

2. Why didn't Wooden go overseas while in the military?

3. When Wooden served in the military in Georgia, what was his duty?

4. In what year did Coach Wooden move back to Indiana?

5. Coach Wooden taught his players that basketball was...?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 261 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample