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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Doug McIntosh feel when Coach Wooden pulled him from the championship game?
(a) He was mad at his fellow teammates.
(b) He was depressed because his family came to watch him.
(c) He was angry because he didn't get to play.
(d) He was happy because the team won.

2. What signal did Coach Wooden give to Nellie before each game when he was a coach?
(a) He whistled at her.
(b) He introduced her to the crowd.
(c) He winked at her.
(d) He waved at her with his rolled up program.

3. Coach Wooden's father told his to "drink deeply from good books, especially ..."
(a) His basketball play book.
(b) The bible.
(c) His college textbooks.
(d) The dictionary,

4. Which player replaced the player who was removed by Coach Wooden from the championship game?
(a) Doug McIntosh.
(b) Fred Slaughter.
(c) Gail Goodrich.
(d) Walt Hazzard.

5. Why did Wooden stay a coach when he could have earned much more money as a professional player?
(a) He was getting too old to play professional basketball.
(b) He didn't get any professional offers.
(c) His wife didn't want him to play professionally.
(d) He loved the young people he coached.

6. What did Coach Wooden always carry in his wallet?
(a) Money.
(b) A picture of his wife.
(c) His player's names.
(d) A note from his dad.

7. Who stopped Walt Hazzard from quitting the team?
(a) Coach Wooden.
(b) His father.
(c) His teammates.
(d) Fred Slaughter.

8. When Wooden served in the military in Georgia, what was his duty?
(a) To enter data received from the war front.
(b) To teach classes in physical fitness.
(c) To teach enlisted men how to play basketball.
(d) To account for liquor.

9. How did Coach Wooden deal with players who stood up to him?
(a) He tried to understand the player's point of view.
(b) He sent the player to the assistant coach.
(c) He sent the player to his teammates.
(d) He kicked the player off the team.

10. When the Wooden family moved to Martinsville, what did Coach Wooden's father do for a living?
(a) He was a farmer.
(b) He taught at Coach's school.
(c) He gave massages.
(d) He worked at a restaurant.

11. Coach Wooden's father told him to make each day what?
(a) A new beginning.
(b) The best day it can be.
(c) A masterpiece.
(d) Great.

12. At his first high-school coaching job, what was Coach Wooden's salary?
(a) $2,200 per year.
(b) $5,000 per year.
(c) $1,500 per year.
(d) $1,800 per year.

13. What coaching concept applied by Coach Curtis did Coach Wooden disagree with?
(a) Sitting those who missed practice on the bench.
(b) Becoming friends with the players.
(c) Giving all the players a fair chance to play.
(d) Firing up the team emotionally before a game.

14. When Coach Wooden was a child, what was his first basketball hoop made out of?
(a) A hallowed out piece of wood.
(b) A bucket.
(c) An old tire.
(d) A tomato basket.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What other sport did Fred Slaughter play at UCLA?

2. In what year did Coach Wooden move back to Indiana?

3. What signal did Coach Wooden give to Nellie before each high-school game?

4. Who encouraged Coach Wooden to wait until after college to marry Nellie?

5. Where did Coach Wooden spot future guard Gail Goodrich playing basketball?

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