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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. What does Wooden say about players who believe they will win or lose based on what people say about them?
(a) He feels those players shouldn't listen to what people say about them.
(b) He feels those players should try to live up to the other person's expectations.
(c) He feels those players should be motivated by what people say.
(d) He feels those players should do the opposite of what's expected of them.

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

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

4. What does Wooden say that team players have to feel about themselves?
(a) That they can go on to get tons of money.
(b) That they can all be teachers.
(c) That they've accomplished something.
(d) That they can join the NBA.

5. What is at the center of Wooden's schematic of success?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Talent.
(c) Skill.
(d) Greed.

Short Answer Questions

1. Wooden says being a coach is akin to being a what?

2. What does Wooden ensure about every player's shoes?

3. What does Wooden call being your best when your best is needed?

4. How long does Wooden say it took to come up with all his "blocks" to success?

5. What is a UCLA player's first priority (according to Wooden)?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where does winning come into place in Wooden's pyramid of success?

2. How do Wooden's beliefs regarding morality affect the way he's put his pyramid of success together?

3. What block is at the center of Wooden's pyramid of success? Why?

4. What are the three priorities (in order of importance) Wooden feels every UCLA player should keep in mind?

5. Aside from the center block on Wooden's pyramid of success, what other blocks are in the middle row?

6. Wooden is not what he calls a "dictator style coach." In what ways does he differ from that type of coach?

7. From where did Wooden get his ideas for his pyramid of success?

8. What does Wooden say about coaches that win through violence and anger?

9. Despite the fact that Wooden doesn't like all his players, how does he treat them?

10. What are three ways that Wooden shows he cares about his players?

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