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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What two elements does Wooden say are the "mortar" keeping his physical representation of success together?

2. What does Wooden say about players who believe they will win or lose based on what people say about them?

3. For Wooden (in terms of his success schematic), skill goes hand in hand with what?

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

5. Wooden says "being fair" doesn't mean what?

Short Essay Questions

1. Wooden uses Abraham Lincoln to illustrate which of the four blocks that are at the second level of his pyramid of success? Why?

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

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

4. What block is at the top of Wooden's pyramid of success? What does it mean?

5. What blocks are at the next-to-the-top location on Wooden's pyramid of success?

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

7. How does Wooden end "Wooden"?

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

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

10. What elements make up the "mortar" of Wooden's pyramid of success? Why does he choose these elements?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Choose three places in "Wooden" where John Wooden uses real people to illustrate his points. How does the person's character, experiences, and/or reputation support what Wooden is trying to explain to the reader?

Essay Topic 2

Wooden tells the reader at the beginning of the book that he has a love for literature. How is his love for literature apparent at three different times during the text of "Wooden'? (Example: The use of poetry throughout "Wooden" shows that Wooden loves the written word and is familiar with many types of poems as well as authors.)

Essay Topic 3

In "Wooden," Wooden uses many different anecdotes to prove his points. Choose one of those anecdotes and answer the following questions about it:

1. What is the anecdote?

2. What theory/idea does the anecdote support?

3. How do you know this anecdote is being used in this manner? (In other words, what clues can you get from the text?)

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