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

2. Coach Wooden emphasizes that players are only as good as their what?
(a) Feet.
(b) Worse shot.
(c) Attitude.
(d) Practice habits.

3. How did Coach Wooden always try to end practice?
(a) With dribbling drills.
(b) By blowing his game whistle.
(c) With prayer.
(d) On a happy note.

4. According to Coach Wooden, what is it possible for a player to gain?
(a) Four consecutive titles.
(b) A perfect foul shot record.
(c) Individual stardom and team success.
(d) A perfect practice record.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Coach Wooden say that assistant coaches are so important?

2. When did most of Coach Wooden's conversations with his players take place?

3. When did Coach Wooden start searching for his own definition of success?

4. Why did Kareem get extra juice at breakfast when the other players did not?

5. What did players often come to Coach Wooden wearing that were too big?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why did Coach Wooden take his team to the NAIA tournament his second year of coaching when he did not take them his first year?

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

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

8. Explain John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.

9. Discuss the bad habit Coach Wooden had.

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

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