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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 2 and 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden's high-school coach prohibit his players from doing during basketball season?
(a) Dating.
(b) Missing practice.
(c) Getting a job.
(d) Failing a class.

2. Which player replaced the player who was removed by Coach Wooden from the championship game?
(a) Fred Slaughter.
(b) Walt Hazzard.
(c) Gail Goodrich.
(d) Doug McIntosh.

3. Who was the talented leader of the UCLA team's defense?
(a) Doug McIntosh.
(b) Keith Erickson.
(c) Kenny Washington.
(d) Fred Slaughter.

4. What did Coach Wooden's brother do to him as a child that make him very angry?
(a) Pushed him in the pond.
(b) Flipped manure on him.
(c) Punched him in the stomach.
(d) Locked him in the barn.

5. Which player did Coach Wooden discover was lacking in confidence?
(a) Jack Hirsch.
(b) Doug McIntosh.
(c) Fred Slaughter.
(d) Walt Hazzard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Coach Wooden refer to as a "team leader"?

2. What signal did Coach Wooden give to Nellie before each high-school game?

3. Why did Coach Wooden's family move to Martinsville?

4. When Coach Wooden was a child, what was his first basketball hoop made out of?

5. Because of an incident between Coach Wooden and his brother as children, what did he vow never to do?

(see the answer key)

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