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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two things doesn't Wooden suggest a coach use to lead his team?
(a) Violence and anger.
(b) Fun and laughter.
(c) Drama and denial.
(d) Fear and disgust.

2. Wooden says people shouldn't be afraid to do what?
(a) Love one another.
(b) Succeed.
(c) Fail.
(d) Step outside of their comfort zones.

3. What does Wooden say about his players' lives and problems?
(a) He thinks they were crybabies.
(b) He feels that they shouldn't have talked about those things in public but should have dealt with them in private.
(c) He says he always tried to listen to them.
(d) He says that they were not very big in the scheme of things.

4. Wooden teaches his players but he also does what?
(a) Gives them dinner every Sunday.
(b) Takes them home to their families.
(c) Learns from them.
(d) Prays with them.

5. Wooden ends "Wooden" with a poem that seems to be a reminder of his love for what?
(a) His father.
(b) His children.
(c) His players.
(d) Literature.

Short Answer Questions

1. When things don't turn out as we want them to, Wooden suggests that we rely on what?

2. How does Wooden refer to his method of making sure his team is in better physical condition than their opponents?

3. What does Wooden seem to think of his skills as a basketball tactician?

4. The way Wooden treats his players is similar to the way a man treats his what?

5. What are the first "two blocks" (aka, the "base") of success that Wooden describes?

Short Essay Questions

1. What are three ways that Wooden shows he cares about his players?

2. Why does Wooden place a high importance on being a coach/teacher in terms of the coach-player relationship?

3. What does "being fair" mean to Wooden when it comes to being a leader?

4. What block is at the top of Wooden's pyramid of success? What does it mean?

5. What does Wooden stress about listening to what people say about you? What example does he give?

6. How do Wooden's beliefs regarding morality affect the way he's put his pyramid of success together?

7. How does Wooden discuss his retirement from coaching during Part 3 of "Wooden"?

8. What elements make up the "mortar" of Wooden's pyramid of success? Why does he choose these elements?

9. How does Wooden describe his tactical knowledge when it comes to basketball?

10. Where does winning come into place in Wooden's pyramid of success?

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