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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Wooden seems to have a lot of respect for whom?
(a) His family.
(b) All these answers are correct.
(c) His players.
(d) His mentors.

3. Wooden thinks of himself mainly as a what?
(a) Teacher.
(b) Mentor.
(c) Coach.
(d) Husband.

4. From watching whom did Wooden learn about life?
(a) His brothers.
(b) His wife.
(c) His parents.
(d) His grade school teachers.

5. What does it mean when an athlete gets an endorsement offer?
(a) The athlete is asked to support a product or service.
(b) The athlete is asked to join a new team.
(c) The athlete is asked to resign from the sport.
(d) The athlete is asked to become a coach.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wooden believes many people know what they want but they aren't willing to what?

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

3. When Wooden loses Nellie, he finds what?

4. Wooden has several brothers. What profession do they all choose?

5. Wooden feels that people can never reach what state?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why do Wooden's brothers all become teachers?

2. What does Wooden think will happen if a person's goals are impossible to attain?

3. How does Wooden approach each day?

4. Wooden's primary love is not basketball. What is it?

5. Describe John and Nellie Wooden's marriage.

6. Describe how Wooden feels about the concept of "role models"?

7. Describe Wooden's philosophy of "perfection."

8. How does Wooden use poetry in Part 2 of "Wooden" to show he loves his father?

9. Why doesn't Wooden become a basketball player himself?

10. Why does Wooden think working toward a goal should be a first concern for someone who wants to be successful?

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