View a FREE sample

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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Coach Wooden's father told him to make each day what?
(a) The best day it can be.
(b) Great.
(c) A new beginning.
(d) A masterpiece.

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

3. What moment does Coach Wooden refer to as "the peak" of his career?
(a) A conversation he has with Fred Slaughter after a game.
(b) Making it to the NCAA championship game for the first time.
(c) Receiving his job at UCLA.
(d) Watching Walt Hazzard score the winning basket at a champanionship game.

4. Why did Coach Wooden remove Walt Hazzard from several games?
(a) Because he showed off on the court.
(b) Because he made too many fouls.
(c) Because he yelled at the referees.
(d) Because he did not get along with the other players.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As a child, what did Coach Wooden stuff with rags to make a ball?

2. What incident caused Coach Wooden to refer to the coach/player relationship as a father/son relationship?

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

4. What did Coach Wooden always carry in his wallet?

5. When the Wooden family moved to Martinsville, what did Coach Wooden's father do for a living?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 339 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample