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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Wooden feels that people can never reach what state?
(a) Perfection.
(b) Fairness.
(c) Illinois.
(d) Honesty.

2. What does Wooden call himself?
(a) An optimistic coach.
(b) A realistic optimist.
(c) A realistic pessimist.
(d) A pessimistic optimist.

3. What Webster's dictionary word definition does Wooden disagree with?
(a) The one for success.
(b) The one for coaching.
(c) The one for failure.
(d) The one for teaching.

4. What does Wooden think will happen if a person has goals that he or she cannot reach?
(a) The person won't think there is any use in trying to reach them.
(b) It will make the person work harder to prove everyone wrong.
(c) The person will become an inspiration to all those around him/her.
(d) The goals will actually be reached because nothing is really impossible.

5. Who does Wooden think are kids' greatest teachers?
(a) Their coaches.
(b) Their parents.
(c) Their school teachers.
(d) Their friends.

6. Wooden says you can't do what like someone else?
(a) Dribble a ball like someone else.
(b) Be like someone else.
(c) Think like someone else.
(d) Teach like someone else.

7. Why does Wooden choose an American president to explain his views on what he believes a successful person can/should be?
(a) He is encouraged to do so by his co-author.
(b) He doesn't want to keep talking about his father.
(c) Because he can't figure anyone else to discuss.
(d) Because the president is a well-known figure.

8. Wooden seems to see every day as what?
(a) One step closer to death.
(b) An opportunity to be a better person.
(c) A waste of time.
(d) A time to mourn.

9. Wooden states that when people get too caught up in believing they will "always" win, they stop doing what?
(a) Celebrating their successes.
(b) Being good friends.
(c) Getting into trouble.
(d) Preparing to succeed.

10. How many times has Wooden been married?
(a) Eight times.
(b) Once.
(c) Twice.
(d) Three times.

11. Wooden feels that the 16th president's life represents one of what?
(a) Failure.
(b) Success.
(c) Humor.
(d) Tragedy.

12. What does Wooden believe will happen if you don't work as hard as you can toward a life goal?
(a) Someone else will attain the goal.
(b) It will all work out in the end.
(c) He'll find you wherever you are and give you a "talking to."
(d) You will never achieve what you want to achieve.

13. Wooden's father tells him to see each day as what?
(a) Something that will soon be gone.
(b) Something to get over with.
(c) Something special.
(d) Something undeserved.

14. What are the names of Wooden's parents?
(a) Joshua and Roxie.
(b) Joshua and Nellie.
(c) John and Roxie.
(d) John and Nellie.

15. During Part 2 of "Wooden," Wooden talks about the contributions of whom?
(a) His parents.
(b) His many players over the years.
(c) His mentors.
(d) His wife and children.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wooden describe the way his parents worked?

2. Wooden states that many of his players were never given what?

3. What does Wooden say about the Olympics?

4. Wooden says he wanted his relationship with his players to be the same as the relationship he experienced with whom?

5. When Wooden talks about a player thinking more about the team than about himself, Wooden illustrates the idea of what?

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