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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What manager of the Red Sox asked Moe Berg to become a coach for the team?
(a) Joe Cronin.
(b) John Kieran.
(c) Lefty O'Doul.
(d) Aldo Icardi.

2. In Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy," it was discovered that Werner Heisenberg was to be in Switzerland in when to give a lecture?
(a) Mid September.
(b) Late December.
(c) Mid June.
(d) Early August.

3. In Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar," Moe Berg became a regular at Princeton, arriving at the home of what old friend the night of the game and gaining an invitation to dinner and a place to stay for the night?
(a) P.H. Truman.
(b) I.M. Levitt.
(c) W.J. Donovan.
(d) H.P. Robertson.

4. When Moe Berg joined the OIAA he left behind a baseball career that had lasted how many years?
(a) 12.
(b) 18.
(c) 15.
(d) 9.

5. When was Werner Heisenberg born?
(a) 1884.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1893.
(d) 1901.

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

7. What was the name of the mission Moe Berg was assigned to with the objective of encouraging Italian scientists to come to America?
(a) AKUMA.
(b) AKORN.
(c) AZUSA.
(d) ALIAS.

8. What was Dom DiMaggio's nickname?
(a) "The Little Professor."
(b) "The Big Man."
(c) "The Doctor."
(d) "The Hulk."

9. How many times was Ted Williams an All-Star?
(a) 19.
(b) 12.
(c) 4.
(d) 9.

10. When was Moe Berg picked up by the Boston Red Sox?
(a) June, 1934.
(b) April, 1935.
(c) August, 1930.
(d) May 1933.

11. How much was Moe Berg stuck owing to the United States government for an unfulfilled contract after a film and stationary business went bankrupt in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?
(a) $3,200.
(b) $55,000.
(c) $7,500.
(d) $27,500.

12. Who was the moderator of the radio quiz show which Moe Berg made guest appearances on in 1939?
(a) Roy Spencer.
(b) John McGraw.
(c) H.P. Robertson.
(d) Clifton Fadiman.

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

14. Moe's boss with the OSS instructed Moe to investigate an optical laboratory named what in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
(a) The Ferrari Company.
(b) The Rinaldi Company.
(c) The DaVinci Company.
(d) The Galileo Company.

15. How many seasons did Moe Berg play with the Boston Red Sox?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, "Always Good Company," Moe Berg was sent to Zurich for a lecture by what physicist?

2. In late 1944/early 1945, Moe Berg began reporting to the OSS office in Bern lead by whom?

3. The U.S. government was deeply concerned that Werner Heisenberg would perfect what weapon before American scientists?

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

5. Werner Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to what?

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