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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who did the Washington Senators lose to in the 1933 World Series?
(a) The Chicago White Sox.
(b) The Chicago Cubs.
(c) The Boston Red Sox.
(d) The New York Giants.

2. What is a body of senior uniformed leaders in the United States Department of Defense who advise the Secretary of Defense, the Homeland Security Council, the National Security Council and the President on military matters?
(a) The Knights of the Round Table.
(b) The Joint Chiefs of Staff.
(c) The Council of Military Leaders.
(d) The Top Brass Club.

3. When was the CIA established?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1947.
(d) 1888.

4. In what year did Moe Berg graduate college, earning a B.A. degree?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1918.
(d) 1923.

5. Where was Moe Berg sent after returning from Paris when the coaches saw his batting had not improved?
(a) The minors.
(b) Back to college.
(c) Home.
(d) To the batting cages.

6. On his second Japan trip, Moe Berg convinced Babe Ruth that he learned Japanese in what amount of time?
(a) 10 days.
(b) 1 month.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 2 weeks.

7. Who established and headed the OIAA?
(a) William Donovan.
(b) Nelson D. Rockefeller.
(c) Herb Hunter.
(d) John Kieran.

8. What two players other than Moe Berg went to Japan to teach baseball seminars at Japanese universities during the winter of 1932?
(a) John Kieran and Tony Calvert.
(b) Niels Bohr and Harry Broley.
(c) Walther Bothe and Otto Hahn.
(d) Lefty O'Doul and Ted Lyons.

9. In what year did Moe Berg begin playing professional baseball?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1927.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1925.

10. When did the Senators give Moe Berg his unconditional release?
(a) August 1, 1939.
(b) July 25, 1934.
(c) June 17, 1933.
(d) July 4, 1936.

11. How many at bats did Moe Berg have in the 1931 season?
(a) 53.
(b) 13.
(c) 29.
(d) 22.

12. To what team was Moe Berg loaned in the second half of the season in 1924, where he shone on a losing team?
(a) The Minneapolis Millers.
(b) The Washington Senators.
(c) The Little Rock Travelers.
(d) The Toledo Mud Hens.

13. Who picked up Berg in 1931 when Chicago put him on waivers?
(a) The Milwaukee Brewers.
(b) The New York Yankees.
(c) The Brooklyn Dodgers.
(d) The Cleveland Indians.

14. What manager of the Giants did Moe Berg have dinner in Paris with in Chapter 4, "Robin in Paris"?
(a) William Donovan.
(b) Allen Dulles.
(c) Charles Owen.
(d) John McGraw.

15. Where did Moe Berg grow up after the age of three?
(a) Buffalo, NY.
(b) Boston, MA.
(c) Washington D.C.
(d) Newark, NJ.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Moe Berg earn his law degree?

2. In college, Moe played shortstop for what team?

3. What refers to a fielder's ability to move from his position to field a ball in play in baseball?

4. What was Moe Berg's father's profession by the time Moe entered college?

5. From what high school did Moe Berg graduate?

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