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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was OIAA established?
(a) 1933.
(b) 1929.
(c) 1944.
(d) 1940.

2. Moe Berg went to Saint Luke's Hospital ostensibly to visit the daughter of what American ambassador?
(a) Tony Calvert.
(b) Aldo Icardi.
(c) Antonio Ferri.
(d) Joseph Grew.

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

4. What sports columnist was credited with creating the public image of Moe Berg in Chapter 1, "The Public Berg: Professor Moe"?
(a) Aldo Icardi.
(b) Tony Calvert.
(c) Joe Cronin.
(d) John Kieran.

5. In 1926, Moe informed his team that he would not be able to join them until two months into the season because he needed to do what?
(a) Complete his semester at Columbia Law School.
(b) Travel across the country.
(c) Write a book.
(d) Work on an invention.

6. Where did Moe Berg earn his law degree?
(a) Yale University.
(b) Duke University.
(c) Columbia Law School.
(d) Harvard University.

7. What was the maiden name of Moe Berg's mother?
(a) Rose Tashke.
(b) Mary Collins.
(c) Estella Huni.
(d) Linda McCarthy.

8. At what age had Moe Berg begun playing baseball?
(a) 5.
(b) 7.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

9. Moe Berg worked as a baseball coach until what year?
(a) 1956.
(b) 1939.
(c) 1945.
(d) 1961.

10. Where did Bernard Berg begin working in New York after immigrating?
(a) A laundry.
(b) A hospital.
(c) A factory.
(d) The docks.

11. What color suits did Moe Berg traditionally wear?
(a) Black.
(b) Gray.
(c) White.
(d) Blue.

12. What was an alignment of great powers during the mid-20th century that fought World War II and included Germany, Italy and Japan?
(a) Western powers.
(b) Axis powers.
(c) Allied powers.
(d) Eastern powers.

13. What antiquarian bookshop owner thought Moe Berg was a fraud in the Prologue?
(a) Linda McCarthy.
(b) Otto Hahn.
(c) George Allen.
(d) Roy Spencer.

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

15. In what year did Moe Berg complete his professional baseball career?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1933.
(c) 1927.
(d) 1939.

Short Answer Questions

1. Moe Berg ended up getting into only how many games in the entire 1930 season?

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

3. Where did Moe Berg attend several classes while in Paris in Chapter 4, "Robin in Paris"?

4. What was Moe Berg's major for which he earned a B.A. degree?

5. Who established and headed the OIAA?

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