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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 22 - 24.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What took Wooden away from his home in 1943?
(a) An offer to play professional basketball.
(b) World War II.
(c) A family crisis.
(d) Another job.

2. What question would Coach Wooden never answer?
(a) How much money do you make?
(b) Who was your favorite player?
(c) Who was your best player?
(d) What are your secrets to success?

3. Why did Coach Wooden like to have a different combination of players playing together during practice?
(a) So players appreciate team members.
(b) So players would get over their prejudices.
(c) So players would become friends with each other.
(d) So players would be used to playing with each other during the game.

4. What did Coach Wooden develop to teach his ideas of success?
(a) John Wooden's Ten Steps to Success.
(b) John Wooden's Pyramid of Success.
(c) John Wooden's Coaching Success Manual.
(d) John Wooden's Sucess Model.

5. What did Coach Wooden learn from Notre Dame football coach Frank Leahy?
(a) Recruiting skills.
(b) How to motivate players.
(c) Organizational skills.
(d) How to keep players.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Coach Wooden, what is it possible for a player to gain?

2. As Coach Wooden's children grew up and had their own children, what did they make sure they still did?

3. How did Wooden save up money so he and Nellie could get married?

4. While on vacation, what did Coach Wooden decide to give up for good?

5. What does Coach Wooden say a coach often feels about his players?

(see the answer key)

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