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

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) Five.
(d) Fifteen.

3. According to Coach Wooden, what was the one thing that was holding back his UCLA team?
(a) More money for training.
(b) A good place to play.
(c) A better recruiting system.
(d) A good assistant coach.

4. 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.

5. Coach Wooden disagreed with coaches who told their players to...?
(a) Give 110%.
(b) Not date during basketball season.
(c) Put basketball before studying.
(d) Practice the night before a game.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why were Kareem's teammates jealous of him?

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

3. What did Coach Wooden abandon when he realized it does not influence the players?

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

5. Why did Coach Wooden like to have a different combination of players playing together during practice?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who was Lewis Alcindor and why was he important to the team?

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

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

4. Explain Coach Wooden's haircut rule.

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

6. Explain John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

7. Explain the comparison Coach talked about between players and doves.

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

9. How did Jabbar's teammates feel about him?

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

(see the answer keys)

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