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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 thought Coach Curtis was disrespectful to the players.
(c) He didn't like the way Coach Curtis ran practice.
(d) He felt like Coach Curtis didn't give his brother a chance.

2. Coach Wooden disagreed with coaches who told their players to...?
(a) Put basketball before studying.
(b) Not date during basketball season.
(c) Give 110%.
(d) Practice the night before a game.

3. Because of an incident between Coach Wooden and his brother as children, what did he vow never to do?
(a) Swear.
(b) Get into a fight.
(c) Hurt someone's feelings.
(d) Lie.

4. What took Wooden away from his home in 1943?
(a) World War II.
(b) A family crisis.
(c) An offer to play professional basketball.
(d) Another job.

5. What promise did Coach Wooden make to Eddie, a young member of his South Bend team?
(a) To practice his free throws with him everyday.
(b) To start him in the next game.
(c) To buy his parents tickets to the game if they go to championships.
(d) To remove him from the team if his attitude does not change.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Coach Wooden start searching for his own definition of success?

2. When Walt Hazzard played in a game, he liked to stand out by doing which of the following?

3. Who eventually became principal and superintendent of Martinsville Schools?

4. Why did Coach Wooden reject an offer to play at the NAIA tournament in Kansas City?

5. What was Coach Wooden's job at First Christian Church in Santa Monica?

(see the answer key)

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