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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. According to Coach Wooden, a true athlete should have what?
(a) Character.
(b) Skill.
(c) Talent.
(d) Principles.

4. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Before his senior year, who was Wooden recruited by?

3. What caused Wooden to return to his high-school basketball team after he walked off the team?

4. Which player did Coach Wooden discover was lacking in confidence?

5. Why did Coach Wooden get upset with his high-school basketball coach, Glenn Curtis?

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