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

2. What position does Adam Vinatieri play?

3. Who do Belichick and Rehbein choose as a backup Quarterback for the Patriots in the 2000 draft?

4. Bledsoe is not as important to the team's success as ________ thinks.

5. The author has the opportunity to follow the ___________ Patriots.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. Which new Quarterback do the Patriots draft in the 2000 Draft? How does this Quarterback perform?

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

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

9. Describe how the media perceives both the Patriots and the Rams going into the 2001 Super Bowl.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Write an essay in which you examine the importance of Belichick's and Parcells' relationship to the book and to the Patriots' organization.

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