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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Scott Pioli refer to as ambulance chasers?

2. What is Bill Belichick's role in the Patriots' organization?

3. What type of access does the author have to closed-door meetings?

4. Belichick summarizes the Rams as having only ___ basic passing concepts.

5. When the Patriots' head coach is dismissed in 2000, Kraft immediately starts the process to hire whom?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Belichick do to combat what he considers to be "just bad football" at the beginning of the Patriots' 2002 season?

7. Describe Belichick's attitude about feedback from his staff, and how he has developed this attitude.

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you consider whether the "Patriot Reign" in the title is a temporary or long term structure. Use evidence from the book to support your point.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay evaluating how the policy of performance-based rewards influences the team and serves as a framework for understanding Belichick's actions in the book.

Essay Topic 3

Select a character other than Bill Belichick from the book. Write an essay in which you examine the importance of this character to the book and to the Patriots' story.

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