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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-27.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In a game, what did Coach Wooden never want his team to do first?
(a) Score.
(b) Make a three point throw.
(c) Make a foul.
(d) Call a time out.

2. How did Coach Wooden learn to treat his players from LA Dodgers manager Walter Alston?
(a) Like bears.
(b) Like doves.
(c) Like lions.
(d) Like scorpions.

3. Where did Coach Wooden spot future guard Gail Goodrich playing basketball?
(a) At a high-school basketball game.
(b) Outside his apartment complex.
(c) Outside the dorm at UCLA.
(d) At another college.

4. According to Coach Wooden, what is it possible for a player to gain?
(a) A perfect practice record.
(b) Four consecutive titles.
(c) Individual stardom and team success.
(d) A perfect foul shot record.

5. Why did Coach Wooden say that assistant coaches are so important?
(a) They were another set of eyes.
(b) They were players themselves not too long ago.
(c) They spend more one-on-one time with the players.
(d) They worked more for the love of the game then for money.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Coach Wooden, a true athlete should have what?

2. What did Coach Wooden's high-school coach prohibit his players from doing during basketball season?

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

4. Who loaned Wooden some money for his wedding?

5. Where did Wooden attend college?

(see the answer key)

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