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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What major change did Coach Wooden make in his practices that improved the team's NCAA finals.?
(a) Allowing more team members to play together.
(b) Letting players run some practices.
(c) Shortening the length of practices.
(d) Adding more scrimmages.

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

3. After Kareem and several other superstars graduated, what did Coach Wooden want his team to become?
(a) Another superstar team.
(b) A normal college basketball team.
(c) An even greater team.
(d) A more competitive team.

4. How did Coach Wooden always try to end practice?
(a) With dribbling drills.
(b) By blowing his game whistle.
(c) On a happy note.
(d) With prayer.

5. What tournament did Coach Wooden dream of his players being in?
(a) The Final Four.
(b) The Big Ten.
(c) The NCAA Championship.
(d) The Big Five.

6. What question would Coach Wooden never answer?
(a) How much money do you make?
(b) Who was your favorite player?
(c) Who was your best player?
(d) What are your secrets to success?

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

8. What tournament did Coach Wooden lead his ISU players to?
(a) NCAA.
(b) NCA.
(c) NAIA.
(d) NACB.

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

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

11. What state did Kareem come from in order to play for UCLA?
(a) New York.
(b) Indiana.
(c) South Carolina.
(d) Kentucky.

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

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

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

15. Coach Wooden's pastor used to be his what?
(a) Teammate at Purdue.
(b) Player at ISU.
(c) Classmate in Martinsville.
(d) Player at South Bend.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Coach Wooden have the worse record of his career?

2. When some players showed up clearly breaking the haircut rule, what did Coach Wooden do?

3. According to Coach Wooden, what was the one thing that was holding back his UCLA team?

4. What did Coach Wooden show his players how to do every year?

5. In what year did Kareem Abdul-Jabbar announce he would play for UCLA?

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