View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden's brother do to him as a child that make him very angry?
(a) Punched him in the stomach.
(b) Locked him in the barn.
(c) Flipped manure on him.
(d) Pushed him in the pond.

2. Most of Coach Wooden's college players were what?
(a) Inexperienced.
(b) African Americans.
(c) Veterans.
(d) Older.

3. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?
(a) She is shy, and he is talkative.
(b) She is full of personality and he is shy.
(c) She is loud and he is quiet.
(d) She likes outdoor activities, and he likes to stay inside.

4. 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) Watching his team lose the championship game.
(c) Kicking a player off the team for having a bad attitude.
(d) Pulling a star player out of the championship game.

5. Coach Wooden believed that his most successful players were not successful because of skill but because of what?
(a) Persistence.
(b) Upbringing.
(c) Perseverance.
(d) Practice.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coach Wooden believes that no coach should be trusted with the responsibility of a team unless he is what?

2. After Wooden and Nellie got married, how much money a week did Wooden make working with Coach Curtis?

3. What became known as Wooden's "good luck piece" during games at Purdue?

4. Coach Wooden believes there are no failures, just what?

5. In what year did UCLA win their first NCAA championship?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 280 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample