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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. How does Wooden handle his players' weaknesses?
(a) He helps them overcome them.
(b) He expects them to work on those weaknesses themselves.
(c) He partners them with a stronger player.
(d) He makes fun of them.

4. At the top of Wooden's schematic are confidence and what?
(a) Poise.
(b) Routineness.
(c) Talent.
(d) Ability.

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

6. How does Wooden feel about the spirit of the game of basketball?
(a) He thinks it's overrated.
(b) He feels strongly about it.
(c) He thinks the spirit has changed dramatically.
(d) He feels like it's not as important as winning.

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

8. What shape does Wooden use to visually describe "success"?
(a) A triangle.
(b) A box.
(c) A hexagon.
(d) A pyramid.

9. Why does Wooden want his players to have zero creases in their socks?
(a) He doesn't give an explanation.
(b) So they don't get blisters.
(c) So they look uniform on the court.
(d) So they learn to listen to him.

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

11. What are the first "two blocks" (aka, the "base") of success that Wooden describes?
(a) Discipline and respect.
(b) Fame and glory.
(c) Self-control and alertness.
(d) Industriousness and enthusiasm.

12. Wooden says being a coach is akin to being a what?
(a) Son.
(b) Leader.
(c) Father.
(d) Best friend.

13. Wooden teaches his players but he also does what?
(a) Prays with them.
(b) Takes them home to their families.
(c) Gives them dinner every Sunday.
(d) Learns from them.

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

15. The secondary layer of Wooden's diagram of reaching success includes which two elements?
(a) Realism and Pessimism.
(b) Love and hope.
(c) Greed and faith.
(d) Alertness and initiative.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one element of Wooden's definition of success?

2. What does Wooden say about "enthusiasm"?

3. How does Wooden feel about his time spent at UCLA?

4. How does Wooden think people should feel about the work they do?

5. Who does Wooden say once said that he, "Learned something from everyone he met"?

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