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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. For what college team is Belichick's father, Steve, the assistant coach?
2. How does the author react to receiving authorization to write this book?
3. What do Scott Pioli and Belichick discuss on the plane home from Super Bowl XXXVI?
4. Who intercepts a Kurt Warner pass to run it back for the first touchdown of the game?
5. How far over their salary cap are the Patriots when they hire Belichick as head coach?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Coach Belichick stress going into Super Bowl XXXVI and how does he emphasize this aspect?
2. Who is Scott Pioli and what do his job responsibilities include?
3. With whom does Kraft replace Parcells, and why does Kraft come to regret this decision?
4. Describe how Belichick's attitude towards football and work differs from, and is similar to, his attitude away from work.
5. What is the Patriots' game plan and strategy going into the 2001 Super Bowl?
6. What type of football background does Kraft have and where does he work after graduating college?
7. What type of information does the author obtain about the Patriots, and how is he able to obtain this information?
8. How does the author obtain information about the Patriots?
9. Describe Adam Vinatieri's personality and why he is not considered a deciding factor in Patriots' games.
10. Which new Quarterback do the Patriots draft in the 2000 Draft? How does this Quarterback perform?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Why is so much emphasis placed on the Super Bowl in the book? Write an essay in which you examine this question.
Essay Topic 2
Write an essay exploring how the Draft functions in terms of building. How is this building reflected in the Patriots?
Essay Topic 3
Explore the focus on the mental side of the game of football within the book. Why does the author choose to focus on this? Do you consider this a main idea? Why or why not?
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