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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 position does Scott Pioli hold with the team?
(a) Director of Player Personnel.
(b) Assistant Coach.
(c) Cornerback.
(d) Special Teams Coach.

2. How do the Patriots celebrate following Super Bowl XXXVI?
(a) With a dance.
(b) With a team party.
(c) They do not celebrate.
(d) With a quick meeting.

3. How does Belichick feel about hard work?
(a) He is frustrated by it.
(b) He truly respects it.
(c) He thinks it is not enough.
(d) He thinks it is a waste of time.

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

5. Some of Bill Parcells' __________ are more notorious than actual football games.
(a) Press conferences.
(b) Fits of rage.
(c) Policies.
(d) Relationships with women.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. From whom does the author receive authorization to write this book?

3. What strategy is not effective against the Rams' quarterback?

4. Where is Belichick born?

5. Belichick gives his quarterbacks a __-page test to analyze their reasoning.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe how the media perceives both the Patriots and the Rams going into the 2001 Super Bowl.

2. What is the deciding factor in Super Bowl XXXVI?

3. What are the problems facing Belichick when he is hired as Head Coach of the New England Patriots?

4. Describe Adam Vinatieri's personality and why he is not considered a deciding factor in Patriots' games.

5. How does the author interact with the team during meetings?

6. Describe how the December 8, 2002, game against the Buffalo Bills plays out.

7. What does Coach Belichick stress going into Super Bowl XXXVI and how does he emphasize this aspect?

8. How does Belichick prepare for press conferences, and how long does this take him?

9. Where was Belichick born and raised? Where has he worked?

10. How, and when, does Tom Brady become the starting Quarterback for the New England Patriots?

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