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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, drawing the US into World War II?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1941.

2. What was Coach Wooden most surprised about when he began coaching at UCLA?
(a) How many great players he had.
(b) How big the fan base was.
(c) How much money the assistant coaches received.
(d) How horrible the team was.

3. How did Wooden save up money so he and Nellie could get married?
(a) He played pro basketball.
(b) He worked in the athletic department.
(c) He sold his car.
(d) He took extra shifts waiting tables.

4. What caused Wooden to return to his high-school basketball team after he walked off the team?
(a) Several conversations with Nellie.
(b) Several conversations with his brother, Cat.
(c) Several conversations with his father.
(d) Several conversations with Coach Curtis.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Because of an incident between Coach Wooden and his brother as children, what did he vow never to do?

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

3. What did Coach Wooden abandon when he realized it does not influence the players?

4. As Coach Wooden's children grew up and had their own children, what did they make sure they still did?

5. At his first high-school coaching job, what was Coach Wooden's salary?

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