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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 loves what sport, though it isn't the prime drive of his life?
(a) Basketball.
(b) Running.
(c) Football.
(d) Hockey.

2. What doesn't Wooden think has changed over the years?
(a) UCLA players.
(b) The terms in basketball.
(c) The desire to win.
(d) The need for fame.

3. Throughout Part 2 of "Wooden," Wooden continues to emphasize his love for whom?
(a) His wife.
(b) His father.
(c) His team.
(d) His mother.

4. What does Wooden believe will happen if you don't work as hard as you can toward a life goal?
(a) He'll find you wherever you are and give you a "talking to."
(b) Someone else will attain the goal.
(c) You will never achieve what you want to achieve.
(d) It will all work out in the end.

5. Wooden states that when people get too caught up in believing they will "always" win, they stop doing what?
(a) Celebrating their successes.
(b) Preparing to succeed.
(c) Being good friends.
(d) Getting into trouble.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Wooden think will happen if a person has goals that he or she cannot reach?

2. Wooden believes that to achieve success, a person must have what?

3. What does Wooden say about the Olympics?

4. Wooden believes that the goals in life are the same as the goals in what?

5. What types of things would Wooden never do?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. How does Wooden compare the Special Olympics to the regular Olympics?

5. Why does Wooden run his basketball team like he runs his household?

6. For Wooden, personal glory comes second to what?

7. For whom does Wooden show great respect during Part 1 of "Wooden"?

8. Wooden believes that the media has made winning different. Why?

9. Why does Wooden believe you shouldn't compare yourself to someone else?

10. For Wooden, "success" isn't defined by money or fame. How is it described?

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