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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. From whom does the author receive authorization to write this book?
(a) Robert Kraft.
(b) Ted Marchibroda.
(c) Andy Weslyan.
(d) Bill Belichick.

4. Bledsoe is not as important to the team's success as ________ thinks.
(a) Dick Rehbein.
(b) The media.
(c) Bill Belichick.
(d) Bill Parcells.

5. When Rehbein diee, what position does Belichick take over?
(a) Head of Player Personnel.
(b) No position.
(c) Quarterback Coach.
(d) Scout.

6. In what quarter do the Rams score their first touchdown of Super Bowl XXXVI?
(a) 2nd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 1st.
(d) 3rd.

7. The Rams tie the score in Super Bowl XXXVI with ______ left on the clock.
(a) 3:10.
(b) 0:59
(c) 5:11.
(d) 1:21.

8. What type of information does the author receive about the Patriots?
(a) Proper media answers.
(b) No information.
(c) Day-to-day operations.
(d) Personal secrets.

9. What type of organization is the Patriots franchise?
(a) Football.
(b) Baseball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Basketball.

10. Who considers the start of the 2002 Patriots season as "just bad football?"
(a) Bill Belichick.
(b) Scott Pioli.
(c) Tom Brady.
(d) Bill Parcells.

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

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

13. What team does Mike Martz coach?
(a) Atlanta Falcons.
(b) Philadelphia Eagles.
(c) New England Patriots.
(d) St. Louis Rams.

14. During the beginning of Super Bowl XXXVI, Tom Brady plays ______ but consistently.
(a) Slowly.
(b) Quickly.
(c) Competitively.
(d) Poorly.

15. Why does Bill Parcells leave the New England Patriots in 1997?
(a) Because of tensions with Bill Belichick.
(b) Because he is constantly losing games.
(c) Because of tensions with Robert Kraft.
(d) Because he is offered a better position.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. For what price are the Patriots bought in 1994?

3. What is Robert Kraft's role?

4. Who intercepts a Kurt Warner pass to run it back for the first touchdown of the game?

5. What type of details does the author record about the Patriots?

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