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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 4 & 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Wooden lose all the money he had saved?
(a) His bank defaulted.
(b) He loaned it to a friend who never paid him back.
(c) He misplaced it.
(d) It was stolen.

2. Which player did Coach Wooden discover was lacking in confidence?
(a) Walt Hazzard.
(b) Doug McIntosh.
(c) Fred Slaughter.
(d) Jack Hirsch.

3. As a child, what did Coach Wooden stuff with rags to make a ball?
(a) His father's old shirt.
(b) Strips of cloth left over from his mom's sewing.
(c) His brother's overalls.
(d) His mother's hosiery.

4. What incident caused Coach Wooden to refer to the coach/player relationship as a father/son relationship?
(a) Taking an injured player to the hospital.
(b) Watching his team lose the championship game.
(c) Kicking a player off the team for having a bad attitude.
(d) Pulling a star player out of the championship game.

5. When Walt Hazzard played in a game, he liked to stand out by doing which of the following?
(a) Scoring the majority of the points.
(b) Getting the rebounds.
(c) Making three point shots.
(d) Fancy dribbling.

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused Wooden to return to his high-school basketball team after he walked off the team?

2. How did Coach Wooden deal with players who stood up to him?

3. How did Doug McIntosh feel when Coach Wooden pulled him from the championship game?

4. What signal did Coach Wooden give to Nellie before each high-school game?

5. Before his senior year, who was Wooden recruited by?

(see the answer key)

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