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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 19-21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why was Kareem the only player allowed to rest in the training room from time to time during practice?
(a) He suffered from migraines.
(b) He needed therapy for a knee injury.
(c) He had young children at home that kept him up at night.
(d) He had a sleeping disorder.

2. What did Coach Wooden's brother do to him as a child that make him very angry?
(a) Pushed him in the pond.
(b) Locked him in the barn.
(c) Punched him in the stomach.
(d) Flipped manure on him.

3. What college besides UCLA did Coach Wooden consider after coaching at ISU?
(a) Ohio.
(b) Minnesota.
(c) Penn State.
(d) Alabama.

4. What was Coach Wooden's job at First Christian Church in Santa Monica?
(a) Deacon.
(b) Sunday School Teacher.
(c) Assistant Pastor.
(d) Elder.

5. Where was Wooden's first high-school coaching job?
(a) South Bend High School.
(b) Martinsville High School.
(c) Springfield High School.
(d) Dayton High School.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Coach Wooden's first college coaching job?

2. When Coach Wooden was a child, what was his first basketball hoop made out of?

3. According to Coach Wooden, what did Kareem personify?

4. What is Coach Wooden's basic idea of success?

5. Coach Wooden believed that his most successful players were not successful because of skill but because of what?

(see the answer key)

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