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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. How is the Drew Bledsoe's attitude during the 2001 season?
(a) Perfect.
(b) Okay.
(c) Poor.
(d) Great.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. How far over their salary cap are the Patriots when they hire Belichick as head coach?

5. What do Scott Pioli and Belichick discuss on the plane home from Super Bowl XXXVI?

Short Essay Questions

1. What type of information does the author obtain about the Patriots, and how is he able to obtain this information?

2. About what do Kraft and Parcells disagree, resulting in Parcells' leaving the Patriots?

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

4. What type of football background does Kraft have and where does he work after graduating college?

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

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

7. Who is Scott Pioli and what do his job responsibilities include?

8. Describe how Belichick's attitude towards football and work differs from, and is similar to, his attitude away from work.

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

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

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