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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the talented leader of the UCLA team's defense?
(a) Fred Slaughter.
(b) Doug McIntosh.
(c) Keith Erickson.
(d) Kenny Washington.

2. What made team forward Keith Erickson very upset during games?
(a) If Coach Wooden yelled at him.
(b) If the referee made a bad call.
(c) If he didn't get the opportunity to score.
(d) If he made a foul.

3. Who did Wooden replace as coach at Indiana State?
(a) Fred Slaughter.
(b) Doug McIntosh.
(c) Kenny Washington.
(d) Glenn Curtis.

4. Where did Wooden go the morning after his wedding?
(a) To basketball practice.
(b) To help his coach recruit new players.
(c) To look for a job.
(d) To a basketball clinic.

5. What did Coach Wooden tell Kenny Washington when he catches Kenny crying because he is homesick?
(a) Go call your mom.
(b) Basketball players do not cry.
(c) Shape up or ship out.
(d) It is okay to be homesick.

6. What rank was Coach Wooden called to serve at once he enlisted?
(a) Commander.
(b) Corporal.
(c) Petty officer.
(d) Lieutenant.

7. When Walt Hazzard played in a game, he liked to stand out by doing which of the following?
(a) Making three point shots.
(b) Getting the rebounds.
(c) Scoring the majority of the points.
(d) Fancy dribbling.

8. What part-time job did Wooden have when he started college?
(a) A groundskeeper.
(b) Working in the college's laundry room.
(c) Waiting tables and washing dishes.
(d) Cooking in a local restaurant.

9. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?
(a) She likes outdoor activities, and he likes to stay inside.
(b) She is shy, and he is talkative.
(c) She is full of personality and he is shy.
(d) She is loud and he is quiet.

10. Where was freshman player Kenny Washington from?
(a) New York.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Florida.

11. 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 kicked the player off the team.
(d) He sent the player to his teammates.

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

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

14. How did Wooden feel about money as a high-school student?
(a) He spent everything he made.
(b) He worked hard for it and managed it well.
(c) He did not have money in high school.
(d) He was mad because he had to give it all to his father.

15. Why did Coach Wooden remove Walt Hazzard from several games?
(a) Because he made too many fouls.
(b) Because he yelled at the referees.
(c) Because he showed off on the court.
(d) Because he did not get along with the other players.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Wooden stay a coach when he could have earned much more money as a professional player?

2. Veterans who wanted to go to college after the war could go at the military's expense. This was called the what?

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

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

5. Coach Lambert also taught Coach Wooden to play his own game and let the opponents what?

(see the answer keys)

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