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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Wooden feel about his family?
(a) He feels sad when he thinks about them.
(b) He doesn't talk much about them.
(c) He gets annoyed with them easily.
(d) He loves them very much.

2. Who helps John Wooden write "Wooden"?
(a) Joshua Wooden.
(b) Kareem Abdul-Jabar.
(c) Steve Jamison.
(d) Nellie Wooden.

3. When does Wooden feel that success can be dangerous?
(a) If someone is jealous of others.
(b) If someone gets too much of it.
(c) If someone takes it too much to heart.
(d) If someone never achieves it.

4. The way Wooden treats his players is similar to the way a man treats his what?
(a) Family.
(b) Pets.
(c) Himself.
(d) Job.

5. What does Wooden think will happen if a person has goals that he or she cannot reach?
(a) The person will become an inspiration to all those around him/her.
(b) The goals will actually be reached because nothing is really impossible.
(c) The person won't think there is any use in trying to reach them.
(d) It will make the person work harder to prove everyone wrong.

Short Answer Questions

1. Not all of Wooden's players become what?

2. Wooden has several brothers. What profession do they all choose?

3. Wooden says what about the thought of himself dying?

4. What does Wooden seem to hold as the highest standard of his success?

5. Who does Wooden believe had a better definition of success than the one in Webster's dictionary?

(see the answer key)

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