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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year does the author of the Patriot Reign propose the book's idea?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2001.
(c) 2000.
(d) 1999.

3. Who is the author of "Patriot Reign: Bill Belichick, the Coaches, and the Players Who Built a Champion?"
(a) Martin Holliday.
(b) Matthew Handly.
(c) Michele Hamberly.
(d) Michael Holley.

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

5. Belichick gives his quarterbacks a __-page test to analyze their reasoning.
(a) 7.
(b) 6.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

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

7. What major event has occurred just before Adam Vinatieri is hired by the Patriots?
(a) The September 11th attacks.
(b) The 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
(c) The withdrawal of troops from Iraq.
(d) The death of Farah Fawcett.

8. 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.

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

10. After Belichick graduates from Andover Wesleyan, with what team does he obtain a job?
(a) The New England Patriots.
(b) The Baltimore Colts.
(c) The Dallas Cowboys.
(d) The Philadelphia Eagles.

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

12. When Belichick looked for new players, he looked for talent and __________.
(a) High expectations.
(b) Proven performance.
(c) Leadership.
(d) Low salary.

13. How far over their salary cap are the Patriots when they hire Belichick as head coach?
(a) 10 million dollars.
(b) 1 million dollars.
(c) 30 miollion dollars.
(d) 20 million dollars.

14. Who intercepts a Kurt Warner pass to run it back for the first touchdown of the game?
(a) Scott Pioli.
(b) Adam Vinatieri.
(c) Ty Law.
(d) Tom Brady.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Belichick expect his players to do when he asks them what has gone wrong with a play?

2. Bledsoe is not as important to the team's success as ________ thinks.

3. Who makes the only score in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXXVI?

4. Bill Parcells leaves the Patriots before what Super Bowl?

5. Super Bowl XXXVI begins with the Rams returning the opening kick ________ yards.

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