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

2. According to Coach Wooden, what did Kareem have in addition to great basketball skills?
(a) Intelligence.
(b) People skills.
(c) A lot of money.
(d) A great sense of humor.

3. What major change did Coach Wooden make in his practices that improved the team's NCAA finals.?
(a) Letting players run some practices.
(b) Allowing more team members to play together.
(c) Adding more scrimmages.
(d) Shortening the length of practices.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Coach Wooden believes that no coach should be trusted with the responsibility of a team unless he is what?

2. After Kareem and several other superstars graduated, what did Coach Wooden want his team to become?

3. Why did Coach Wooden choose UCLA as the second college to coach at?

4. How long did it take for Coach Wooden's practice changes to take affect?

5. What kind of comments did Kareem receive from the press?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden say he never wants his team to do during a game?

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

3. How does Coach Wooden define success?

4. Explain John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

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

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

7. What were Coach Wooden feelings about assistant coaches?

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

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

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

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