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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 Coach Wooden decide to stay at UCLA even after his contract expired?
(a) He loved his players.
(b) His children loved California.
(c) He was offered a substantial raise.
(d) His wife had a job she didn't want to leave.

2. What college besides UCLA did Coach Wooden consider after coaching at ISU?
(a) Penn State.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Minnesota.
(d) Ohio.

3. Why did Coach Wooden try to get out of his contract with UCLA?
(a) His family wanted to move back to Indiana.
(b) To accept a lucrative offer at Purdue.
(c) He did not like the other coaches.
(d) To accept a position as an assistant coach of a professional team.

4. What did Coach Wooden learn from Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy?
(a) How to keep players.
(b) Recruiting skills.
(c) Organizational skills.
(d) How to motivate players.

5. What was Coach Wooden's job at First Christian Church in Santa Monica?
(a) Elder.
(b) Assistant Pastor.
(c) Sunday School Teacher.
(d) Deacon.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden decide to go to the NAIA tournament his second year at ISU when he had refused his first year?

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

3. From whom did Coach Wooden learn his managerial skills?

4. How many free throws did a player have to make at practice in order to play in the scrimmages?

5. What gave Kareem vertical double vision during one game?

Short Essay Questions

1. Explain John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

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

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

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

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

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

7. How did Jabbar deal with the treatment from the public?

8. What were Coach Wooden feelings about assistant coaches?

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

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

(see the answer keys)

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