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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did Coach Wooden's UCLA team win the NCAA championship game?
(a) 1974.
(b) 1964.
(c) 1980.
(d) 1966.

2. Doug McIntosh was at UCLA on a make good scholarship. What does this mean?
(a) If he misses practice, he loses the scholarship.
(b) If he breaks curfew, he loses the scholarship.
(c) If his grades are low, he loses the scholarship.
(d) If he doesn't play basketball well, he loses the scholarship.

3. Before his senior year, who was Wooden recruited by?
(a) US Military Academy at West Point.
(b) Harvard.
(c) University of Indiana.
(d) UCLA.

4. What caused Wooden to return to his high-school basketball team after he walked off the team?
(a) Several conversations with Coach Curtis.
(b) Several conversations with his father.
(c) Several conversations with Nellie.
(d) Several conversations with his brother, Cat.

5. How did Doug McIntosh feel when Coach Wooden pulled him from the championship game?
(a) He was depressed because his family came to watch him.
(b) He was happy because the team won.
(c) He was angry because he didn't get to play.
(d) He was mad at his fellow teammates.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 1, who did Coach Wooden remove from the championship game because he was having an off night?

2. How did Wooden lose all the money he had saved?

3. According to Coach Wooden, a true athlete should have what?

4. Coach Wooden's father told his to "drink deeply from good books, especially ..."

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

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