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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. How does Wooden refer to his method of making sure his team is in better physical condition than their opponents?
2. What type of person does Wooden say motivates by fear of discipline?
3. What are the first "two blocks" (aka, the "base") of success that Wooden describes?
4. How does Wooden feel about players who get average grades?
5. Wooden feels that no matter what you're aiming to do, every person must be what?
Short Essay Questions
1. When it comes to winning championships, what two things does Wooden keep in mind?
2. 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?
3. Why does Wooden feel that parents shouldn't necessarily be concerned that their children aren't getting high grades?
4. What are three ways that Wooden makes sure his players are ready for "physiological warfare"?
5. What are the two blocks that Wooden uses to introduce his image of a pyramid to his readers?
6. What block is at the center of Wooden's pyramid of success? Why?
7. How do Wooden's beliefs regarding morality affect the way he's put his pyramid of success together?
8. Despite the fact that Wooden doesn't like all his players, how does he treat them?
9. Where does winning come into place in Wooden's pyramid of success?
10. What does Wooden say about coaches that win through violence and anger?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
What are three ways that Wooden tries to empower the reader of "Wooden" to try to be his or her best? (Example: Wooden uses Abraham Lincoln's life as a tool to motivate readers to become more like Lincoln.)
Essay Topic 2
If we consider Wooden's pyramid of success to be the climax of his book, what would three "rising action" elements (those parts of the book leading up to the climax) be?
Essay Topic 3
At the beginning of the book, Wooden flashes back to his childhood and early years. What purpose does this type of flashback serve in terms of the rest of his book (e.g. how it supports his pyramid of success, how it sets the stage for his coaching techniques, etc.)?
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