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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. The Jets victory against what team ends the Patriots' wild card chance for the playoffs?
(a) Packers.
(b) Panthers.
(c) Giants.
(d) Dolphins.

2. How does Belichick feel following the 2003 Draft?
(a) Frustrated.
(b) Successful.
(c) Sad.
(d) Elated.

3. Scott Pioli is whose son-in-law?
(a) Bill Belichick.
(b) Robert Kraft.
(c) Bill Parcells.
(d) Romeo Crennel.

4. After the Patriots win their 2003 game against the Cowboys, Belichick meets Parcells with _____.
(a) Angry words.
(b) A first fight.
(c) A hug.
(d) A glare.

5. How do the Patriots' Coaches predict how the Cowboys' players will react to plays?
(a) By asking the Cowboys.
(b) By watching Cowboys films.
(c) By coming up with random scenarios.
(d) Using statistics.

Short Answer Questions

1. After the come-from-behind victory against the Denver Broncos in 2003, the Denver coach says he is ________.

2. Which columnist supports the decision to dismiss Lawyer Milloy?

3. What do players wear to The Combine?

4. With five minutes left in the first half of Super Bowl XXXVIII, the Patriots ___________.

5. After discussing the players following the 2002 season, what type of view does the author say that Belichick and his staff develop regarding the team?

Short Essay Questions

1. What types of groupings do scouts use to categorize players and to grade their dimensions?

2. How honestly do players respond to interview questions during the draft process?

3. Describe how the Patriots prepare for their 2003 game against the Cowboys.

4. What position does Scott Pioli hold, and what is his responsibility?

5. Do the Patriots go to the Super Bowl in 2003? Why or why not?

6. What parallel does Belichick note between the 2003 Panthers and the 2001 Patriots, and how does he feel about this parallel?

7. What traits must a scout possess? What do they discuss when choosing a player?

8. Describe the come-from-behind victory against the Denver Broncos in November, 2003.

9. Where do coaches meet to prepare for the actual Player Draft, and how do they physically arrange player names in the room?

10. Describe what Belichick considers to be his policy of "supreme professionalism."

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