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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. How does Belichick treat those staff members who had worked with him at the Giants?

2. What team do the Patriots play on December 8, 2002, in Foxboro?

3. Which quarterback plays in the 2001 AFC championship game?

4. Belichick works closely with Romeo Crennel and ______ to analyze the opponents' defensive strategies.

5. In 1979, what team hires Belichick as their Special Teams Coach?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. How does Super Bowl XXXVI begin?

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

8. What are the problems facing Belichick when he is hired as Head Coach of the New England Patriots?

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

10. What is the deciding factor in Super Bowl XXXVI?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you explore the Patriots' scouting process in the book and review which characteristics are the most and least important when selecting a player.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay in which you explore the theme of motivation in the book. What are the most motivating factors? What about least motivating? What characters are most motivational? Least motivational?

Essay Topic 3

Why is so much emphasis placed on the Super Bowl in the book? Write an essay in which you examine this question.

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