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

2. In the majority of games, what percentage did Kareem shoot?
(a) 80%.
(b) 50%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 30%.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What tournament did Coach Wooden dream of his players being in?

3. What did Coach Wooden say about new comer Sidney Wicks the first year he played?

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

5. What question would Coach Wooden never answer?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why didn't Coach Wooden sell his Pyramid of Success for money?

9. Explain John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

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

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