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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to coach, when are 90% of basketball games won?
(a) By half time.
(b) In the first ten minutes.
(c) In the last five seconds.
(d) In the first quarter.

2. According to Coach Wooden, what did Kareem personify?
(a) Talent.
(b) Poise.
(c) Confidence.
(d) Cooperation.

3. Coach Wooden says that failure is not what?
(a) Possible.
(b) An option.
(c) Fatal.
(d) The end.

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

5. According to Coach Wooden, Coach Lambert coached based on what?
(a) The ability of his players.
(b) The playbook provided to him.
(c) The moves he learned as a player.
(d) The plays made by the opposing team.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Coach Wooden say a coach often feels about his players?

2. According to Coach Wooden, what was the one thing that was holding back his UCLA team?

3. In 1966, where did the UCLA team start playing?

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

5. Who did Coach Wooden say was one of his most successful players?

(see the answer key)

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