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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What refers to a fielder's ability to move from his position to field a ball in play in baseball?
(a) Grid.
(b) Area.
(c) Range.
(d) Location.

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

3. What was Moe Berg's father's profession by the time Moe entered college?
(a) Lawyer.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Pharmacist.
(d) Taxi driver.

4. What refers to the official list of players who are eligible to play in a given game and to be included on the lineup card for that game in baseball?
(a) Cast.
(b) Flock.
(c) Group.
(d) Roster.

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

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

7. Part of the reason Moe was a quiet student in college was an underlying prejudice against what that existed at the school at the time?
(a) Muslims.
(b) Mormons.
(c) Christians.
(d) Jews.

8. What was a royal palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the River Seine until 1871, when it was destroyed in the upheaval during the suppression of the Paris Commune?
(a) The Palace le France.
(b) The Tuileries Palace.
(c) The Seine Palace.
(d) The Paris Palace.

9. 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 Toledo Mud Hens.
(c) The Washington Senators.
(d) The Little Rock Travelers.

10. With what respected Wall Street law firm did Moe Berg take a position in 1930?
(a) Ernster and Robbins.
(b) Satterlee and Canfield.
(c) Scofield and Newton.
(d) Bloomberg and Rodgers.

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

12. How many hits did Moe Berg have in the 1931 season?
(a) 0.
(b) 1.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

13. When was Moe Berg born?
(a) May 2, 1909.
(b) March 2, 1902.
(c) April 7, 1899.
(d) June 19, 1906.

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

15. What New York City newsreel production company had Berg had contracted to film the sights of his second trip to Japan?
(a) MovietoneNews.
(b) Walt Disney.
(c) CinemaNews.
(d) MovieFone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was the Senators' starting catcher in 1933?

2. What kind of movie camera did Moe Berg take with him on his second trip to Japan?

3. Where did Bernard Berg begin working in New York after immigrating?

4. When was OIAA established?

5. What college did Moe Berg briefly attend before switching in 1919?

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