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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. Who is responsible for finding "the right kind of players" for the Patriots?
(a) Norwood Smith.
(b) Bill Belichick.
(c) Tom Brady.
(d) Scott Pioli.

2. Super Bowl XXXVI begins with the Rams returning the opening kick ________ yards.
(a) 12.
(b) 40.
(c) 38.
(d) 27.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author react to receiving authorization to write this book?

2. Why does the coach of the Patriots from 1997 through 2000 not mesh well with the team?

3. Where is Belichick born?

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

5. Belichick allows his vision of his team to be _______.

Short Essay Questions

1. When is Bill Belichick hired as Head Coach of the New England Patriots and in what shape is the team?

2. How does the author obtain information about the Patriots?

3. Who is Michael Holley and what does he propose to Bill Belichick in 2002?

4. Who is Mike Martz and what is his philosophy about football?

5. Between whom does a conversation take place on the plane back from Super Bowl XXXVI and what is discussed?

6. To what does Belichick attribute losing his first head coach interview in 1989, and what has he learned since regarding this deficiency?

7. How does Super Bowl XXXVI begin?

8. With whom does Kraft replace Parcells, and why does Kraft come to regret this decision?

9. Describe the relationship between Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft.

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

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