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

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

3. If Coach Wooden's players lost, what were they not allowed to do?
(a) Leave the locker room until he spoke with them.
(b) Be hard on themselves.
(c) Hang their heads.
(d) Hug each other.

4. Why did Coach Wooden decide to go to the NAIA tournament his second year at ISU when he had refused his first year?
(a) Because his team begged him to let them attend.
(b) Because Nellie pointed out that it would help his career.
(c) Because they now allowed both black and white players.
(d) Because he felt that his team was ready to win.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden require his players to wear the same practice uniform every time they practiced?

2. In 1966, where did the UCLA team start playing?

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

4. What did Coach Wooden do six or seven times over his career at UCLA?

5. What question would Coach Wooden never answer?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Explain John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

3. What did Coach Wooden believe was a great motivator and how did he use this to help his team?

4. In Chapter 17, Coach Wooden says, "failure is not fatal, but failure to change might be." Explain what he means by this.

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

6. How does Coach Wooden define success?

7. What were Coach Wooden feelings about assistant coaches?

8. When did Coach Wooden do most of his talking with his players?

9. Why did Coach Wooden want to leave UCLA, and why did he decide to stay?

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

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