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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the wartime head of the OSS?
(a) Robert Furman.
(b) Harry Broley.
(c) William Joseph Donovan.
(d) Ted Lyons.

2. Who signed an executive order disbanding the OSS in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?
(a) President Harry Truman.
(b) President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) President John F. Kennedy.
(d) President Dwight D. Eisenhower.

3. What term, in its original usage, describes a competition between two or more parties for the best armed forces?
(a) Sprint for bombs.
(b) Weapons marathon.
(c) Arms race.
(d) Blasting dash.

4. As a member of the OIAA, Moe began telling people in the OSS about his films of what?
(a) Korea.
(b) Japan.
(c) China.
(d) Vietnam.

5. What is a war that results when opposing powers use third parties as substitutes for fighting each other directly?
(a) War of subordinates.
(b) Proxy war.
(c) Partner war.
(d) War of substitution.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the OSS was formed, it was styled after what intelligence operation in England?

2. What young aeronautical engineer was Moe Berg directed to talk into moving to the United States in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

3. What does MVP stand for?

4. What expert sharpshooter was employed to kill Heisenberg, but at the last minute his mission was canceled in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

5. Lise Meitner was a physicist in exile from where?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the AZUSA mission in which Moe Berg was involved in Chapter 10, "Remus Heads for Rome"?

2. When did the CIA offer Moe Berg a contract in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"? How was his relationship with the CIA?

3. Who established the OIAA in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"? What was its purpose?

4. What German scientist did the U.S. have concern for in Chapter 10, "Remus Heads for Rome"?

5. What financial troubles did Moe Berg encounter in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?

6. How did the OIAA begin courting Moe Berg in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"?

7. What was the U.S. Government's principle concern over the German scientist described in Chapter 10, "Remus Heads for Rome"?

8. Why did Moe Berg dislike rooming with DiMaggio in Chapter 8, "Mr. Berg, You've Been Brilliant"? What job was he offered in this chapter?

9. On what radio show did Moe Berg appear in Chapter 8, "Mr. Berg, You've Been Brilliant"? Why did he discontinue appearing on the show?

10. Who assisted Moe Berg in tracking down information about Heisenberg in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

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