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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who loaned Wooden some money for his wedding?
(a) Nellie's best friend's father.
(b) Coach Curtis.
(c) Nellie's father.
(d) Wooden's father.

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

3. How did Wooden lose all the money he had saved?
(a) He loaned it to a friend who never paid him back.
(b) His bank defaulted.
(c) He misplaced it.
(d) It was stolen.

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

5. 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 thought Coach Curtis was disrespectful to the players.
(d) He felt like Coach Curtis didn't give his brother a chance.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where was Wooden's first high-school coaching job?

3. Why did Nellie and Coach Wooden break up several times during high school?

4. How did Coach Wooden deal with players who stood up to him?

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

(see the answer key)

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