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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. Sometimes, players who had things going on in their lives wanted Wooden to do what?
(a) Allow them to get out of playing basketball.
(b) Give them leniency during training.
(c) Help them with those problems.
(d) Pay for their way home.

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

3. The way Wooden treats his players is similar to the way a man treats his what?
(a) Job.
(b) Himself.
(c) Pets.
(d) Family.

4. Wooden has won many championships. What does he say about how that makes him feel?
(a) He loves talking and reminiscing about the championships he won.
(b) He tries not to let the championship wins go to his head.
(c) He uses the medals to encourage him to do more things with his life.
(d) He tries not to think about the championships because the memories are too painful.

5. When Wooden discusses conditioning, he says that it is all-inclusive, involving the moral, physical, and what?
(a) Mental.
(b) Happiness.
(c) Faith.
(d) Judgmental.

Short Answer Questions

1. What shape does Wooden use to visually describe "success"?

2. What type of coach doesn't Wooden seem to like?

3. Wooden says that confidence is something that can only occur after what?

4. What does Wooden believe is necessary to properly prepare for any task?

5. When Wooden is critical of his players, he is critical because he feels how about them?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Wooden discuss his retirement from coaching during Part 3 of "Wooden"?

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

4. What three blocks are located between the first two blocks that Wooden describes when defining his pyramid of success? What do all five blocks make up?

5. When it comes to winning championships, what two things does Wooden keep in mind?

6. How does Wooden describe his tactical knowledge when it comes to basketball?

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

8. Why doesn't Wooden believe that a leader should motivate with fear of discipline?

9. What are the four blocks that are at the second level of Wooden's pyramid of success?

10. What does "being fair" mean to Wooden when it comes to being a leader?

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