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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What advice does Wooden give on "following" others?
(a) A person should never follow someone else.
(b) A person should be willing to follow anyone who will lead.
(c) A person should be careful about who he follows.
(d) A person should follow only those who have money.

2. When Wooden is critical of his players, he is critical because he feels how about them?
(a) He wants them to remember "who's boss."
(b) He thinks they are taking advantage of him.
(c) He doesn't want them getting "too big for their britches."
(d) He cares about them.

3. 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 it was just a moment in time.
(d) He feels sad about it.

4. Wooden says that friendship is important even if you're not talking about being part of a what?
(a) Teaching circle.
(b) Family.
(c) Team.
(d) Class.

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

6. Wooden feels that no matter what you're aiming to do, every person must be what?
(a) Happy.
(b) Conditioned.
(c) Strong.
(d) Talented.

7. Wooden has won many championships. What does he say about how that makes him feel?
(a) He loves talking and reminiscing about the championships he won.
(b) He tries not to let the championship wins go to his head.
(c) He uses the medals to encourage him to do more things with his life.
(d) He tries not to think about the championships because the memories are too painful.

8. What does Wooden say about his players' lives and problems?
(a) He says that they were not very big in the scheme of things.
(b) He says he always tried to listen to them.
(c) He thinks they were crybabies.
(d) He feels that they shouldn't have talked about those things in public but should have dealt with them in private.

9. Joshua Wooden and what other person are the influences on Wooden's physical representation of success?
(a) Mr. Shidler.
(b) His team players.
(c) Kareem Abdul-Jabar.
(d) His mother.

10. What type of coach doesn't Wooden seem to like?
(a) A fascist coach.
(b) A democratic coach.
(c) A dictator style coach.
(d) A lenient coach.

11. What happens to UCLA students who make social interactions their first priorities?
(a) They lose Wooden's empathy.
(b) They get kicked out of school immediately.
(c) They no longer play basketball.
(d) They don't get any media spotlight.

12. What does Wooden try to do with his players' internal prides?
(a) Get rid of them.
(b) Keep them intact.
(c) Help them grow.
(d) Learn from them.

13. Wooden says when you take initiative, there are times when what may happen?
(a) You may make enemies.
(b) You may fail.
(c) You may make a fool of yourself.
(d) You may make a profit.

14. What is at the center of Wooden's schematic of success?
(a) Talent.
(b) Skill.
(c) Greed.
(d) Happiness.

15. A willingness to work hard is termed by Wooden as what?
(a) Hope.
(b) Industriousness.
(c) Faith.
(d) Silly.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wooden teaches his players but he also does what?

2. Wooden defines "intentness" as what?

3. When things don't turn out as we want them to, Wooden suggests that we rely on what?

4. What shape does Wooden use to visually describe "success"?

5. Throughout his career, what percentage of Wooden's players received their diplomas?

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