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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Coach Wooden meet his future wife, Nellie?
(a) At church.
(b) At his summer job.
(c) At a summer carnival.
(d) At a high-school basketball game.

2. Why did Coach Wooden choose UCLA as the second college to coach at?
(a) The college he really wanted didn't call on time.
(b) His family wanted to move to the warm weather.
(c) UCLA was his biggest rival as a player.
(d) It was his dream coaching position.

3. How did Wooden supplement his income?
(a) By waiting tables on the weekend.
(b) By selling sports stories to the local newspaper.
(c) By running basketball training camps in the summer.
(d) By playing pro basketball on the weekends.

4. From whom did Coach Wooden learn his managerial skills?
(a) His father.
(b) Walter Alston.
(c) Frank Leahy.
(d) Nellie.

5. How did Coach Wooden always try to end practice?
(a) By blowing his game whistle.
(b) On a happy note.
(c) With dribbling drills.
(d) With prayer.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Coach Wooden learn from Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy?

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

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

5. What place did Coach Wooden's team end up in the tournament in his second year as ISU?

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