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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 type of coach doesn't Wooden seem to like?

2. Wooden has won many championships. What does he say about how that makes him feel?

3. What does Wooden say that team players have to feel about themselves?

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

5. What type of person does Wooden say motivates by fear of discipline?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. When does Wooden say he knew it was time to retire from coaching at UCLA?

6. What are three ways that Wooden makes sure his players are ready for "physiological warfare"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the overall theme of the book "Wooden"? (In other words, what theme is the thread that holds the whole piece together?)

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

The notion of "family" is a theme that runs through "Wooden." Choose any three of the relationships below and talk about how Wooden describes the relationship to the reader in a familial manner. Do not use the same familial relationship for all three answers.

1. The relationship between coaches and players.

2. The relationship between Wooden and UCLA.

3. The relationship between Wooden and the reader.

4. The relationship between players on a team.

5. The relationship between a teacher and his/her students.

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