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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How many titles did the team win while Kareem was a player?
(a) Four.
(b) Three.
(c) One.
(d) Two.

3. What did Coach Wooden discover made his team tired at tournament time?
(a) Putting too much pressure on them.
(b) Working his team too much too early.
(c) Giving his team a curfew that was too late.
(d) Making them practice the day before.

4. Why was Kareem the only player allowed to rest in the training room from time to time during practice?
(a) He had young children at home that kept him up at night.
(b) He needed therapy for a knee injury.
(c) He suffered from migraines.
(d) He had a sleeping disorder.

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

6. Why did Kareem get extra juice at breakfast when the other players did not?
(a) Because he had a vitamin C deficiency.
(b) Because he didn't eat any food.
(c) Because he was bigger.
(d) Because he could not drink milk.

7. What kind of comments did Kareem receive from the press?
(a) Mostly comments about his race.
(b) Mostly comments about his skill.
(c) Mostly comments about his family.
(d) Mostly comments about his poor attitude.

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

9. What was Coach Wooden most surprised about when he began coaching at UCLA?
(a) How many great players he had.
(b) How much money the assistant coaches received.
(c) How horrible the team was.
(d) How big the fan base was.

10. In 1966, where did the UCLA team start playing?
(a) Pauley Pavilion.
(b) UCLA Stadium.
(c) Cotter Gymnasium.
(d) Wooden Hall.

11. Regardless of the outcome of a game, it was important to Coach Wooden that his players do what?
(a) Shake hands with the other team.
(b) Come to practice the next day.
(c) Keep control of their emotions.
(d) Wait in the locker room until Coach Wooden arrived.

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

13. When Kareem joined the team, what was Coach Wooden working towards?
(a) The team's first championship.
(b) A third consecutive championship.
(c) A fourth consecutive championship.
(d) A second consecutive championship.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What great NBA player did Coach Wooden compare Kareem to?

2. From whom did Coach Wooden learn his managerial skills?

3. According to Coach Wooden, what did Kareem personify?

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

5. How long did it take for Coach Wooden's practice changes to take affect?

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