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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 had a sleeping disorder.
(c) He suffered from migraines.
(d) He needed therapy for a knee injury.

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

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

4. What did Coach Wooden abandon when he realized it does not influence the players?
(a) Yelling.
(b) Extra practices.
(c) His playbook.
(d) Tedious drills.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Coach Wooden learn to treat his players from LA Dodgers manager Walter Alston?

3. Who did Coach Wooden not discuss as one of the most influential people in his life?

4. Coach Wooden believed that his most successful players were not successful because of skill but because of what?

5. What was Coach Wooden's job at First Christian Church in Santa Monica?

Short Essay Questions

1. According to Coach Wooden, what type of player was Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

2. What were Coach Wooden feelings about assistant coaches?

3. Why didn't Coach Wooden ask his players to give 110%?

4. Why did Coach Wooden take his team to the NAIA tournament his second year of coaching when he did not take them his first year?

5. According to Chapter 14, what was important to the Wooden Family?

6. List some of the people who influenced Coach Wooden's life, according to Chapter 16.

7. How did Coach Wooden end up teaching at UCLA?

8. Explain the importance of socks and shoes according to Coach Wooden.

9. How did Coach Wooden's religion influence his coaching?

10. What was Coach Wooden's advice to his team concerning the outcome of a game?

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