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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 & 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Coach Wooden, a true athlete should have what?
(a) Principles.
(b) Talent.
(c) Skill.
(d) Character.

2. Who did Wooden replace as coach at Indiana State?
(a) Fred Slaughter.
(b) Glenn Curtis.
(c) Doug McIntosh.
(d) Kenny Washington.

3. How did Wooden save up money so he and Nellie could get married?
(a) He played pro basketball.
(b) He took extra shifts waiting tables.
(c) He worked in the athletic department.
(d) He sold his car.

4. In Coach's favorite poem, "They Ask Me Why I Teach," what was the answer to the author's question?
(a) Where else could I spend so much time with children.
(b) Where else could I find more splendid company?
(c) Where else could I help children learn?
(d) Where else could I influence young people?

5. What did Coach Wooden tell Kenny Washington when he catches Kenny crying because he is homesick?
(a) It is okay to be homesick.
(b) Shape up or ship out.
(c) Basketball players do not cry.
(d) Go call your mom.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the talented leader of the UCLA team's defense?

2. During many games, Coach Wooden told Jack Hirsch to stop acting like a what?

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

4. Besides coaching at the high-school level, what class did Coach Wooden teach?

5. What did Coach Wooden's brother do to him as a child that make him very angry?

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