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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Coach Wooden emphasizes that players are only as good as their what?
(a) Practice habits.
(b) Attitude.
(c) Worse shot.
(d) Feet.

3. In what year did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announce he would play for UCLA?
(a) 1967.
(b) 1960.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1965.

4. What is Coach Wooden's basic idea of success?
(a) Earning enough money to do what you want in life.
(b) Doing better than you did in the past.
(c) Meeting all your predetermined goals.
(d) Peace of mind in knowing you did your best.

5. Coach Wooden teaches his players it isn't what you do, it's...?
(a) How you do it.
(b) The way you do it.
(c) What you dream of doing.
(d) How much money you make.

6. Coach Wooden believes that no coach should be trusted with the responsibility of a team unless he is what?
(a) Spiritually strong.
(b) Ready to accept losing as much as winning.
(c) Ready to disciple when necessary.
(d) An excellent player himself.

7. What was Coach Wooden's job at First Christian Church in Santa Monica?
(a) Deacon.
(b) Elder.
(c) Assistant Pastor.
(d) Sunday School Teacher.

8. Who did Coach Wooden not discuss as one of the most influential people in his life?
(a) His mother.
(b) His coach at Purdue.
(c) His high school coach.
(d) His father.

9. When did Coach Wooden start searching for his own definition of success?
(a) As a young boy.
(b) As a high school coach.
(c) In high school.
(d) As a college coach.

10. Why did Coach Wooden like to have a different combination of players playing together during practice?
(a) So players would get over their prejudices.
(b) So players would become friends with each other.
(c) So players would be used to playing with each other during the game.
(d) So players appreciate team members.

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

12. Why didn't Coach Wooden sell his ideas of success like many people urged him to do?
(a) He wanted to use them solely for the teams he coached.
(b) He wanted them to be used as a teaching tool.
(c) He couldn't find a publisher.
(d) He wanted to leave them to his children.

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

14. In what year did UCLA win their first NCAA championship?
(a) 1960.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1964.
(d) 1948.

15. How many free throws did a player have to make at practice in order to play in the scrimmages?
(a) Fifteen.
(b) Seven.
(c) Five.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden develop to teach his ideas of success?

2. What gave Kareem vertical double vision during one game?

3. Why were Kareem's teammates jealous of him?

4. Instead of individuals or positions, what does Coach Wooden suggest his team members be?

5. What did Coach Wooden want his players to believe the worse punishment was?

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