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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What does Wooden say will create success in any person's life?
(a) Darkness.
(b) Details.
(c) Determination.
(d) Desire.
2. Wooden suggests that people shouldn't focus on their what?
(a) Bank accounts.
(b) Faults.
(c) Families.
(d) Education.
3. Wooden isn't paid large amounts of money to do what?
(a) Write his book.
(b) Coach.
(c) Be on a Wheaties cereal box.
(d) Become a sportscaster.
4. Wooden thinks that people should follow their what?
(a) Hearts.
(b) Minds.
(c) Bliss.
(d) Friends.
5. What does Wooden think will happen if a person has goals that he or she cannot reach?
(a) The person won't think there is any use in trying to reach them.
(b) The goals will actually be reached because nothing is really impossible.
(c) The person will become an inspiration to all those around him/her.
(d) It will make the person work harder to prove everyone wrong.
6. What doesn't Wooden think has changed over the years?
(a) UCLA players.
(b) The terms in basketball.
(c) The desire to win.
(d) The need for fame.
7. What family member does Wooden talk the most about during Part 1 of "Wooden"?
(a) His father.
(b) His brothers.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.
8. Wooden describes his marriage how?
(a) Unfulfilling.
(b) Horrible.
(c) Successful.
(d) Sad.
9. What does Wooden quote throughout "Wooden"?
(a) His wife's ideas.
(b) Bible verses.
(c) His teachers' thoughts.
(d) Poems.
10. When Wooden discusses players who have been on his various teams, he is giving them what?
(a) A piece of his mind, especially for those he didn't like.
(b) A chance to write their own books now that he has given them a lead-in.
(c) A chance to be part of history.
(d) Recognition for their achievements even though no one knows them.
11. How does Wooden feel about his family?
(a) He gets annoyed with them easily.
(b) He feels sad when he thinks about them.
(c) He doesn't talk much about them.
(d) He loves them very much.
12. When Wooden loses Nellie, he finds what?
(a) Peace.
(b) Happiness.
(c) A new beginning.
(d) Pain.
13. Wooden believes that working toward a goal (aka, the "destination") should be what?
(a) Is a problem for a lot of people.
(b) Isn't necessary if you have mentors to guide you.
(c) The first concern of someone who wants to earn success.
(d) The last concern of someone who wants to earn success.
14. Wooden loves what sport, though it isn't the prime drive of his life?
(a) Running.
(b) Hockey.
(c) Football.
(d) Basketball.
15. What Webster's dictionary word definition does Wooden disagree with?
(a) The one for teaching.
(b) The one for failure.
(c) The one for coaching.
(d) The one for success.
Short Answer Questions
1. How does Wooden feel about "pressure" when it comes to coaching a team?
2. What types of things would Wooden never do?
3. How many times has Wooden been married?
4. What does Wooden seem to hold as the highest standard of his success?
5. What does Wooden believe will happen if you don't work as hard as you can toward a life goal?
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