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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The OIAA courted Moe Berg in the spring of what year, often coming to him at the ballpark to discuss his possible role with them?
(a) 1935.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1937.
(d) 1939.

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

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

4. What was the batting average of Ted Williams?
(a) .555.
(b) .244.
(c) .389.
(d) .344.

5. What young aeronautical engineer was Moe Berg directed to talk into moving to the United States in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
(a) Cliff Bolton.
(b) Aldo Icardi.
(c) Antonio Ferri.
(d) I.M. Levitt.

6. Who did Moe Berg convince Lise Meitner to write a letter to while in Switzerland?
(a) Walther Bothe.
(b) Dr. Otto Hahn.
(c) Dr. Sam Berg.
(d) Cliff Bolton.

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

8. What was Moe Berg given to commit suicide with after he assassinated Werner Heisenberg?
(a) A cyanide tablet.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A razor blade.
(d) Dynamite.

9. What expert sharpshooter was employed to kill Heisenberg, but at the last minute his mission was canceled in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
(a) Aldo Icardi.
(b) Clifton Fadiman.
(c) Gian Carlo Wick.
(d) Carl Eifler.

10. What other regular radio quiz show guest and sports commentator said "Moe was the most scholarly professional athlete (I) ever knew"?
(a) Antonio Ferri.
(b) John Kieran.
(c) William Donovan.
(d) Niels Bohr.

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

12. Following World War II, Werner Heisenberg was appointed director of what institution?
(a) The King Edward II Institute for Physics.
(b) The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics.
(c) The Einstein Institute of Physics.
(d) The Newtons School of Physics.

13. After his guest stint on a radio quiz show, who told Moe Berg, "Berg, in just thirty minutes you did more for baseball than I've done the entire time I've been commissioner"?
(a) Ford Frick.
(b) A. B. "Happy" Chandler, Sr.
(c) William Eckert.
(d) Kenesaw Mountain Landis.

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

15. When the OSS was formed, it was styled after what intelligence operation in England?
(a) IP-5.
(b) HR-3.
(c) MI-6.
(d) SB-1.

Short Answer Questions

1. After World War II began to resolve itself, Moe Berg was sent home and arrived in Newark on what date?

2. How many seasons did Moe Berg play with the Boston Red Sox?

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

4. After visiting with Meitner, Moe was sent on a tour of the United States with who in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?

5. What did the OSS become after its dissolution in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?

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