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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 feels the goal to reach perfection is what?
(a) Futile.
(b) Somewhat important.
(c) Important.
(d) Not important.

2. How does Wooden feel about his family?
(a) He feels sad when he thinks about them.
(b) He loves them very much.
(c) He gets annoyed with them easily.
(d) He doesn't talk much about them.

3. Wooden says he ran his basketball team like he ran his what?
(a) Household.
(b) Errands.
(c) Car.
(d) Career.

4. What role does Wooden feel the media has played in teams' winning and losing?
(a) He thinks the media highlights winners just enough.
(b) He thinks the media has made it harder to be a "loser."
(c) He thinks that the media has finally struck a nice balance in their coverage.
(d) He believes that the media doesn't talk enough about the losers.

5. How does Wooden describe the way his parents worked?
(a) He says they worked quickly.
(b) He says they worked hard.
(c) He says they worked too much.
(d) He says they didn't work enough.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wooden seems to see every day as what?

2. What does Wooden say about the Olympics?

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

4. What does Wooden say will create success in any person's life?

5. Wooden describes his marriage how?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Wooden believe that hopes and dreams are not enough to succeed?

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

5. What special bond does Wooden share with his father?

6. How does Wooden's father's "teaching" personality carry over into his sons?

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

8. What is Wooden's caution when it comes to finding your "bliss"?

9. What does Wooden think happens to a person who becomes "infected" by success?

10. Why does Wooden call himself a "realistic optimist"?

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