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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Three constants throughout Wooden's life are his love for his wife, his respect/love for his father, and what?
(a) His faith.
(b) His desire to make money.
(c) His thoughts on UCLA.
(d) His unhappiness with the regular Olympics.

2. Throughout his career, what percentage of Wooden's players received their diplomas?
(a) 50 percent.
(b) 90 percent.
(c) 95 percent.
(d) 100 percent.

3. How does Wooden feel about his time spent at UCLA?
(a) He enjoyed it.
(b) He thought it was boring.
(c) He is glad he won so many championships.
(d) He hated it.

4. What does Wooden ensure about every player's shoes?
(a) That they are clean at all times.
(b) That they have a thick sole.
(c) That they are the correct size.
(d) That they look uniform to everyone else's shoes.

5. How does Wooden refer to his method of making sure his team is in better physical condition than their opponents?
(a) May the best win.
(b) Physiological warfare.
(c) Social justice.
(d) The art of war.

6. How much of a person's job does Wooden believe a person should be able to do?
(a) Most of it.
(b) All of it.
(c) As much of it as he or she can.
(d) At least a little of it.

7. How does Wooden think people should feel about the work they do?
(a) They should get through their work as quickly as possible.
(b) They should always be perfect.
(c) They should love their work.
(d) They should work without sleep or food.

8. How does Wooden feel punishment of players should be handled?
(a) In private.
(b) In a room with the player's parents.
(c) In public.
(d) On the court.

9. Sometimes, players who had things going on in their lives wanted Wooden to do what?
(a) Give them leniency during training.
(b) Help them with those problems.
(c) Pay for their way home.
(d) Allow them to get out of playing basketball.

10. Why does Wooden want his players' feet to be tough?
(a) So they can play barefoot in the warmer months.
(b) So they can handle running drills.
(c) So they can outrun the other teams.
(d) So they can handle stopping, starting, and pivoting.

11. Why does Wooden say parents of his players would sometimes come to him?
(a) They wanted to thank him for all he was doing for their kids.
(b) They wanted to know if they could help coach the team.
(c) They were upset because their children weren't making high grades.
(d) They wanted to get his advice on parenting.

12. What does Wooden say that discipline is?
(a) Improvement.
(b) Loyalty.
(c) Punishment.
(d) Fruitless.

13. What does Wooden say a coach has to do for his team?
(a) Convince them to work toward the same goal.
(b) Earn tons of sponsorships.
(c) Win every game.
(d) Get them as much money as possible.

14. How does Wooden feel now that he's no longer coaching at UCLA?
(a) He feels overjoyed about it.
(b) He tries not to think about it.
(c) He feels sad about it.
(d) He feels it was just a moment in time.

15. What does Wooden believe is necessary to properly prepare for any task?
(a) Patience.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Money.
(d) A good role model.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Wooden describe "self satisfaction"?

2. What are the first "two blocks" (aka, the "base") of success that Wooden describes?

3. Wooden says "being fair" doesn't mean what?

4. What does Wooden say about his wife, Nellie, at the end of "Wooden"?

5. Wooden says being a coach is akin to being a what?

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