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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 & 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During many games, Coach Wooden told Jack Hirsch to stop acting like a what?
(a) Child.
(b) Bully.
(c) Star.
(d) Show-off.

2. 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 his brother, Cat.
(d) Several conversations with Nellie.

3. Because of an incident between Coach Wooden and his brother as children, what did he vow never to do?
(a) Swear.
(b) Get into a fight.
(c) Hurt someone's feelings.
(d) Lie.

4. Why did Coach Wooden get upset with his high-school basketball coach, Glenn Curtis?
(a) He didn't agree with Coach Curtis' game philosophy.
(b) He didn't like the way Coach Curtis ran practice.
(c) He felt like Coach Curtis didn't give his brother a chance.
(d) He thought Coach Curtis was disrespectful to the players.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What other sport did Fred Slaughter play at UCLA?

3. What coaching concept applied by Coach Curtis did Coach Wooden disagree with?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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