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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Where is "competitive greatness" in Wooden's visual representation of success?
(a) Toward the top.
(b) At the bottom.
(c) In the middle.
(d) He doesn't include this in his diagram of success.

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

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

6. How does Wooden describe "team spirit"?
(a) Thinking of others.
(b) Loving the crowd's cheers.
(c) Being in control.
(d) Being able to interview with reporters.

7. Wooden ends "Wooden" with a poem that seems to be a reminder of his love for what?
(a) His players.
(b) His children.
(c) His father.
(d) Literature.

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

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

10. Why does Wooden feel that a leader cannot ONLY make suggestions or express opinions?
(a) He has to also make decisions.
(b) He will be seen as a dictator.
(c) He won't be able to teach anyone to think for themselves.
(d) His suggestions and opinions won't be taken seriously.

11. How does Wooden handle his players when they've done something well or correctly?
(a) He says nothing.
(b) He has the team applaud for them.
(c) He praises them.
(d) He tells their parents.

12. 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 feels that they shouldn't have talked about those things in public but should have dealt with them in private.
(d) He thinks they were crybabies.

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

14. Wooden says that "team spirit" is something a person must be what?
(a) Willing to do.
(b) Able to do.
(c) Eager to do.
(d) Trying to do.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wooden say about players who believe they will win or lose based on what people say about them?

2. In Wooden's opinion, "[b]eing aware of the things that will influence your situation" is described as what?

3. How does Wooden feel about players who get average grades?

4. What is at the center of Wooden's schematic of success?

5. How does Wooden feel now that he's no longer coaching at UCLA?

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