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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Belichick attribute his losing his first head coach interview in 1989?
(a) Not placing enough value on excellence.
(b) Not realizing the value of promoting the team.
(c) Not being quick on his feet.
(d) Being too self confident.

2. Why does Belichick find it difficult to maintain an authority relationship with the players while working for the New York Jets?
(a) He does not understand what it is to be a player.
(b) He has low self-esteem.
(c) He does not have enough experience.
(d) He is younger than many of them.

3. In what quarter do the Rams score their first touchdown of Super Bowl XXXVI?
(a) 3rd.
(b) 4th.
(c) 1st.
(d) 2nd.

4. What team does Mike Martz coach?
(a) Philadelphia Eagles.
(b) New England Patriots.
(c) St. Louis Rams.
(d) Atlanta Falcons.

5. What major event has occurred just before Adam Vinatieri is hired by the Patriots?
(a) The death of Farah Fawcett.
(b) The 200th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence.
(c) The September 11th attacks.
(d) The withdrawal of troops from Iraq.

6. Belichick allows his vision of his team to be _______.
(a) Followed.
(b) Questioned.
(c) Refused.
(d) Ignored.

7. How does the author behave when attending closed-door meetings?
(a) The author asks questions.
(b) The author is loud and boisterous.
(c) The author does not attend the meetings.
(d) The author attempts to blend in.

8. Who is responsible for finding "the right kind of players" for the Patriots?
(a) Bill Belichick.
(b) Tom Brady.
(c) Norwood Smith.
(d) Scott Pioli.

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

10. What type of information does the author receive about the Patriots?
(a) Proper media answers.
(b) Day-to-day operations.
(c) No information.
(d) Personal secrets.

11. When Belichick is hired by the New England Patriots, how is leadership and morale?
(a) There is no leadership but high morale.
(b) There is leadership and high morale.
(c) There is no leadership and morale is low.
(d) There is leadership but no morale.

12. Who makes the only score in the third quarter of Super Bowl XXXVI?
(a) Ty Law.
(b) Tom Brady.
(c) Kurt Warner.
(d) Adam Vinatieri.

13. Where does Robert Kraft go to work after graduating from Columbia University?
(a) SP Richards.
(b) Johnson and Johnson.
(c) Rand-Whitney.
(d) Baush and Lomb.

14. What type of organization is the Patriots franchise?
(a) Football.
(b) Basketball.
(c) Soccer.
(d) Baseball.

15. What does Belichick stress above all else during the 2002 Patriots' season?
(a) Basics.
(b) Special teams.
(c) Individualism.
(d) Complicated strategy.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the author's interaction with the Patriots compare with previous, similar interactions?

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

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

4. When Bill Parcells leaves the Patriots, what team does he immediately join?

5. What is Robert Kraft's role?

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