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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Belichick stresses what aspect of the Patriots going into Super Bowl XXXVI?
(a) The team aspect.
(b) The individual aspect.
(c) The Quarterback.
(d) The Kicker.

2. Belichick describes the head coaching position as what type of job?
(a) A hands-off job.
(b) An easy job.
(c) A 24 hour a day job.
(d) A 9 to 5 job.

3. How does Belichick treat those staff members who had worked with him at the Giants?
(a) Better than the rest of the staff.
(b) Without special favors.
(c) Worse than the rest of the staff.
(d) He works them harder than the rest of the staff.

4. Belichick gives his quarterbacks a __-page test to analyze their reasoning.
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 6.
(d) 2.

5. When does Rehbein die?
(a) 2002.
(b) 2000.
(c) 2003.
(d) 2001.

6. To what team is Drew Bledsoe traded at the end of the 2001 season?
(a) The Dallas Cowboys.
(b) The Detriot Lions.
(c) The Buffalo Bills.
(d) The Philadelphia Eagles.

7. What team do the Patriots play on December 8, 2002, in Foxboro?
(a) Eagles.
(b) Buffalo Bills.
(c) Broncos.
(d) Browns.

8. What type of access does the author have to closed-door meetings?
(a) Open access.
(b) Some access.
(c) Limited access.
(d) No access.

9. What do Scott Pioli and Belichick discuss on the plane home from Super Bowl XXXVI?
(a) Their win over the Rams.
(b) The next season.
(c) How they do not like Kurt Warner.
(d) Which players to cut.

10. How does the author's interaction with the Patriots compare with previous, similar interactions?
(a) The author has greater contact, but only with the owner.
(b) The author has less contact with the team.
(c) It is unprecedented.
(d) The author is not allowed to attend team meetings.

11. Mike Martz is a ___________ scholar.
(a) Mathematics.
(b) Civil War.
(c) Philosophy.
(d) Kinesiology.

12. Who intercepts a Kurt Warner pass to run it back for the first touchdown of the game?
(a) Tom Brady.
(b) Ty Law.
(c) Scott Pioli.
(d) Adam Vinatieri.

13. Bill Parcells leaves the Patriots before what Super Bowl?
(a) XXXI.
(b) XXXII.
(c) XXX.
(d) XXXIII.

14. How many turnovers do the Rams have during the 2001 season?
(a) 44.
(b) 30.
(c) 12.
(d) 0.

15. Which team is considered "the greatest show on turf"?
(a) St. Louis Rams.
(b) Dallas Cowboys.
(c) New England Patriots.
(d) Denver Broncos.

Short Answer Questions

1. How far over their salary cap are the Patriots when they hire Belichick as head coach?

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

3. What is the score of Super Bowl XXXVI going into the half?

4. For what price are the Patriots bought in 1994?

5. What major event has occurred just before Adam Vinatieri is hired by the Patriots?

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