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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many interceptions does Drew Bledsoe throw in the December 8, 2002, game in Foxboro?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 1.
(d) 3.

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

3. Bill Parcells leaves the Patriots before what Super Bowl?
(a) XXX.
(b) XXXIII.
(c) XXXII.
(d) XXXI.

4. What position is Belichick given when Parcells leaves the Patriots?
(a) Patriots' Defensive Coordinator.
(b) Patriots' Head Coach.
(c) Patriots' Assistant Coach.
(d) He follows Parcells to his new team.

5. Who makes the only score in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXXVI?
(a) Ty Law.
(b) Tom Brady.
(c) Kurt Warner.
(d) Adam Vinatieri.

6. Belichick summarizes the Rams as having only ___ basic passing concepts.
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 10.

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

8. To what does Belichick attribute his losing his first head coach interview in 1989?
(a) Not being quick on his feet.
(b) Not realizing the value of promoting the team.
(c) Not placing enough value on excellence.
(d) Being too self confident.

9. What is Bill Belichick's role in the Patriots' organization?
(a) He is the Director of Player Personnel.
(b) He is the Quarterback.
(c) He is the Head Coach.
(d) He is the Assistant Coach.

10. What type of access does the author have to closed-door meetings?
(a) Some access.
(b) Limited access.
(c) Open access.
(d) No access.

11. Belichick allows his vision of his team to be _______.
(a) Refused.
(b) Questioned.
(c) Ignored.
(d) Followed.

12. What position does Belichick play in 1971 at Andover Wesleyan?
(a) Quarterback.
(b) Defensive lineman.
(c) Center.
(d) Tight end.

13. What type of details does the author record about the Patriots?
(a) Intimate details.
(b) False information.
(c) Common knowledge.
(d) Expected details.

14. When Bill Parcells leaves the Patriots, what team does he immediately join?
(a) The Jets.
(b) The Cowboys.
(c) The Falcons.
(d) The Eagles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When the Patriots' head coach is dismissed in 2000, Kraft immediately starts the process to hire whom?

2. Why does Bill Parcells leave the New England Patriots in 1997?

3. What major event has occurred just before Adam Vinatieri is hired by the Patriots?

4. After Belichick graduates from Andover Wesleyan, with what team does he obtain a job?

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

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