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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden tell Kenny Washington when he catches Kenny crying because he is homesick?
(a) It is okay to be homesick.
(b) Basketball players do not cry.
(c) Shape up or ship out.
(d) Go call your mom.

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

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

4. Who does Coach Wooden refer to as a "team leader"?
(a) Walt Hazzard.
(b) Gail Goodrich.
(c) Willie Haulls.
(d) Fred Slaughter.

5. In what year did Wooden start college?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1918.
(c) 1928.
(d) 1940.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coach Wooden's father told him to make each day what?

2. What does Coach Wooden say a coach often feels about his players?

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

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

5. After Coach Wooden's first high-school coaching job, where did he move for his second high-school coaching job?

(see the answer key)

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