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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden want his players to believe the worse punishment was?
(a) Being banned from practice.
(b) Being kicked off the team.
(c) Watching from the bench, but not being allowed to play.
(d) Being banned from a game.

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

3. What did Coach Wooden develop to teach his ideas of success?
(a) John Wooden's Coaching Success Manual.
(b) John Wooden's Sucess Model.
(c) John Wooden's Ten Steps to Success.
(d) John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

4. What was the given name of the player that would become known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?
(a) Walter Boyce.
(b) Billy Thomas.
(c) Lewis Alcindor.
(d) Scott Burkholder.

5. While on vacation, what did Coach Wooden decide to give up for good?
(a) Eating junk food.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Smoking.
(d) Swearing.

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

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

8. Why were Kareem's teammates jealous of him?
(a) He came from a wealthy family.
(b) Coach Wooden said he was his favorite player.
(c) He scored most of the points during games.
(d) People wanted his autograph.

9. What gave Kareem vertical double vision during one game?
(a) A scratched eye.
(b) A medication he was taking.
(c) Wearing the wrong glasses.
(d) A slight concussion.

10. Instead of individuals or positions, what does Coach Wooden suggest his team members be?
(a) Plays in the playbook.
(b) A team.
(c) Units.
(d) Numbers.

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

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

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

14. Why did Coach Wooden decide to stay at UCLA even after his contract expired?
(a) His wife had a job she didn't want to leave.
(b) He loved his players.
(c) He was offered a substantial raise.
(d) His children loved California.

15. Who did Coach Wooden say was one of his most successful players?
(a) Walter Alston.
(b) Kenny Washington.
(c) Fred Slaughter.
(d) Doug McIntosh.

Short Answer Questions

1. Coach Wooden disagreed with coaches who told their players to...?

2. What kind of comments did Kareem receive from the press?

3. What did Coach Wooden say about new comer Sidney Wicks the first year he played?

4. When did Coach Wooden start searching for his own definition of success?

5. In the majority of games, what percentage did Kareem shoot?

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