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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chaters 16-18.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why did Coach Wooden get upset with his high-school basketball coach, Glenn Curtis?
(a) He didn't like the way Coach Curtis ran practice.
(b) He thought Coach Curtis was disrespectful to the players.
(c) He didn't agree with Coach Curtis' game philosophy.
(d) He felt like Coach Curtis didn't give his brother a chance.

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

4. Coach Wooden emphasizes that players are only as good as their what?
(a) Feet.
(b) Practice habits.
(c) Attitude.
(d) Worse shot.

5. When Coach Wooden was a child, what was his first basketball hoop made out of?
(a) A hallowed out piece of wood.
(b) A tomato basket.
(c) An old tire.
(d) A bucket.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Wooden lose all the money he had saved?

2. Why did Coach Wooden require his players to wear the same practice uniform every time they practiced?

3. Why did Coach Wooden reject an offer to play at the NAIA tournament in Kansas City?

4. What part-time job did Wooden have when he started college?

5. What did Coach Wooden discover made his team tired at tournament time?

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