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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Coach Wooden meet his future wife, Nellie?
(a) At his summer job.
(b) At a high-school basketball game.
(c) At church.
(d) At a summer carnival.

2. What incident caused Coach Wooden to refer to the coach/player relationship as a father/son relationship?
(a) Kicking a player off the team for having a bad attitude.
(b) Watching his team lose the championship game.
(c) Pulling a star player out of the championship game.
(d) Taking an injured player to the hospital.

3. Why did Nellie and Coach Wooden break up several times during high school?
(a) They argued a lot.
(b) His friends did not like her.
(c) Her father did not like him.
(d) She wanted to go out dancing and he couldn't.

4. In Chapter 1, who did Coach Wooden remove from the championship game because he was having an off night?
(a) Fred Slaughter.
(b) Doug McIntosh.
(c) Jack Hirsch.
(d) Walt Hazzard.

5. Who did Wooden replace as coach at Indiana State?
(a) Doug McIntosh.
(b) Fred Slaughter.
(c) Glenn Curtis.
(d) Kenny Washington.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?

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

3. Who was the talented leader of the UCLA team's defense?

4. What moment does Coach Wooden refer to as "the peak" of his career?

5. What part-time job did Wooden have when he started college?

(see the answer key)

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