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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. In order for players to give their best, Coach says they must be composed, self-controlled, and have what?
(a) Endurance.
(b) Faith.
(c) Skills.
(d) Confidence.

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

3. When some players showed up clearly breaking the haircut rule, what did Coach Wooden do?
(a) Made them cut their hair in the training room.
(b) Required them to put their hair back during a game.
(c) Removed them from the team.
(d) Made fun of them.

4. Instead of individuals or positions, what does Coach Wooden suggest his team members be?
(a) A team.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Plays in the playbook.
(d) Units.

5. What gave Kareem vertical double vision during one game?
(a) A slight concussion.
(b) A medication he was taking.
(c) A scratched eye.
(d) Wearing the wrong glasses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden discover made his team tired at tournament time?

2. How did Coach Wooden always try to end practice?

3. Coach Wooden's pastor used to be his what?

4. What major change did Coach Wooden make in his practices that improved the team's NCAA finals.?

5. What was the given name of the player that would become known as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What were Coach Wooden feelings about assistant coaches?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What is something Coach Wooden says he will never do. Why do you think he says this?

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

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