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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What other sport did Fred Slaughter play at UCLA?
(a) Track.
(b) Swimming.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Football.

2. In what year did Coach Wooden move back to Indiana?
(a) 1934.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1945.

3. Why did Coach Wooden remove Walt Hazzard from several games?
(a) Because he made too many fouls.
(b) Because he yelled at the referees.
(c) Because he did not get along with the other players.
(d) Because he showed off on the court.

4. What promise did Coach Wooden make to Eddie, a young member of his South Bend team?
(a) To practice his free throws with him everyday.
(b) To buy his parents tickets to the game if they go to championships.
(c) To remove him from the team if his attitude does not change.
(d) To start him in the next game.

5. In Chapter 1, who did Coach Wooden remove from the championship game because he was having an off night?
(a) Fred Slaughter.
(b) Jack Hirsch.
(c) Walt Hazzard.
(d) Doug McIntosh.

6. In what year did the Japanese attack Pearl Harbor, drawing the US into World War II?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1948.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1945.

7. In what year did Coach Wooden's UCLA team win the NCAA championship game?
(a) 1980.
(b) 1974.
(c) 1966.
(d) 1964.

8. What caused Wooden to return to his high-school basketball team after he walked off the team?
(a) Several conversations with Nellie.
(b) Several conversations with his brother, Cat.
(c) Several conversations with Coach Curtis.
(d) Several conversations with his father.

9. What made Coach Wooden want to enlist in the military?
(a) Ther Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
(b) He had lost his coaching job.
(c) His father's legacy.
(d) Nellie's insistence that the pay was good.

10. 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 help children learn?
(b) Where else could I influence young people?
(c) Where else could I find more splendid company?
(d) Where else could I spend so much time with children.

11. Who eventually became principal and superintendent of Martinsville Schools?
(a) Coach Wooden.
(b) Nellie Wooden.
(c) Cat Wooden.
(d) Coach Curtis.

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

13. When Coach Wooden describes himself and Nellie, what does he say?
(a) She is shy, and he is talkative.
(b) She likes outdoor activities, and he likes to stay inside.
(c) She is full of personality and he is shy.
(d) She is loud and he is quiet.

14. At his first high-school coaching job, what was Coach Wooden's salary?
(a) $1,500 per year.
(b) $2,200 per year.
(c) $5,000 per year.
(d) $1,800 per year.

15. What other sport did high-school player Eddie play that Coach Wooden mistakenly thought was a better fit for him?
(a) Football.
(b) Tennis.
(c) Baseball.
(d) Track.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Coach Wooden always carry in his wallet?

2. How did Wooden supplement his income?

3. In what year of Coach Wooden's college coaching experience, did his team win their conference title?

4. What became known as Wooden's "good luck piece" during games at Purdue?

5. When Wooden served in the military in Georgia, what was his duty?

(see the answer keys)

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