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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do Scott Pioli and Belichick discuss on the plane home from Super Bowl XXXVI?
(a) Which players to cut.
(b) The next season.
(c) How they do not like Kurt Warner.
(d) Their win over the Rams.

2. Why does Belichick find it difficult to maintain an authority relationship with the players while working for the New York Jets?
(a) He has low self-esteem.
(b) He does not understand what it is to be a player.
(c) He does not have enough experience.
(d) He is younger than many of them.

3. What team do the Patriots play on December 8, 2002, in Foxboro?
(a) Broncos.
(b) Browns.
(c) Buffalo Bills.
(d) Eagles.

4. Which quarterback plays in the 2001 AFC championship game?
(a) Tom Brady.
(b) Troy Aikman.
(c) Eli Manning.
(d) Drew Bledsoe.

5. Belichick describes the head coaching position as what type of job?
(a) A 9 to 5 job.
(b) A 24 hour a day job.
(c) An easy job.
(d) A hands-off job.

6. What strategy is not effective against the Rams' quarterback?
(a) Blitzing.
(b) Man Coverage.
(c) Zone Coverage.
(d) Prevent.

7. Which team is considered "the greatest show on turf"?
(a) Dallas Cowboys.
(b) New England Patriots.
(c) Denver Broncos.
(d) St. Louis Rams.

8. What is Robert Kraft's role?
(a) Patriots' Special Teams Coach.
(b) Patriots' Assistant Coach.
(c) Patriots' fan.
(d) Patriots' Owner.

9. Why does the coach of the Patriots from 1997 through 2000 not mesh well with the team?
(a) He expects too little.
(b) He teaches well but does not manage.
(c) He expects too much.
(d) He manages but does not teach.

10. Who does Scott Pioli refer to as ambulance chasers?
(a) Football coaches.
(b) Lawyers.
(c) Bill Belichick.
(d) Free agents.

11. Who is hired for the Head Coach position after Parcells leaves the Patriots?
(a) Romeo Crennel.
(b) Bill Belichick.
(c) Ted Marchibroda.
(d) Pete Carroll.

12. Belichick stresses what aspect of the Patriots going into Super Bowl XXXVI?
(a) The Quarterback.
(b) The team aspect.
(c) The Kicker.
(d) The individual aspect.

13. What position does Adam Vinatieri play?
(a) Safety.
(b) Corner.
(c) Lineman.
(d) Kicker.

14. When the Patriots' head coach is dismissed in 2000, Kraft immediately starts the process to hire whom?
(a) Bill Parcells.
(b) Pete Carroll.
(c) Romeo Crennel.
(d) Bill Belichick.

15. How is the Drew Bledsoe's attitude during the 2001 season?
(a) Poor.
(b) Great.
(c) Perfect.
(d) Okay.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the author of the Patriot Reign propose the book's idea?

2. Who do Belichick and Rehbein choose as a backup Quarterback for the Patriots in the 2000 draft?

3. When Bill Parcells leaves the Patriots, what team does he immediately join?

4. Belichick works closely with Romeo Crennel and ______ to analyze the opponents' defensive strategies.

5. How many additional draft picks do the Patriots get for losing Parcells?

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