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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In New York, Moe enjoyed a friendship with what aeronautical engineer he met through Ferris in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?
(a) Allen Dulles.
(b) Walther Bothe.
(c) Theodore Von Karman.
(d) Harry Broley.

2. Under what U.S. President did Nelson Rockefeller serve as Vice President?
(a) Richard Nixon.
(b) Lyndon B. Johnson.
(c) Gerald Ford.
(d) Jimmy Carter.

3. When did the attack on Pearl Harbor take place?
(a) December 7, 1941.
(b) October 31, 1945.
(c) September 11, 1939.
(d) July 4, 1937.

4. Lise Meitner was a physicist in exile from where?
(a) Russia.
(b) Italy.
(c) England.
(d) Austria.

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

6. Who was the only woman Moe ever had a successful relationship with?
(a) Samantha Hendricks.
(b) Marsha Smith.
(c) Estella Huni.
(d) Rose Tashke.

7. What old friend from the Franklin Institute did Moe Berg visit in Philadelphia in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?
(a) H.P. Robertson.
(b) I.M. Levitt.
(c) C.A. Dulles.
(d) G.C. Wick.

8. 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.

9. 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) 1939.
(b) 1942.
(c) 1935.
(d) 1937.

10. Moe's boss with the OSS came to Italy and instructed Moe to investigate an optical laboratory where in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
(a) Rome.
(b) Genoa.
(c) Florence.
(d) Vienna.

11. What award did Moe Berg earn for his service in the OSS and refuse it?
(a) Medal of Patriotism.
(b) Medal of Valor.
(c) Medal of Honor.
(d) Medal of Freedom.

12. 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) $55,000.
(b) $7,500.
(c) $3,200.
(d) $27,500.

13. What radical, authoritarian nationalist political ideology advocates the creation of a totalitarian single-party state that seeks the mass mobilization of a nation through indoctrination, physical education, and family policy including eugenics?
(a) Atheism.
(b) Fascism.
(c) Capitalism.
(d) Communism.

14. Who was the wartime head of the OSS?
(a) Harry Broley.
(b) William Joseph Donovan.
(c) Ted Lyons.
(d) Robert Furman.

15. The U.S. government was deeply concerned that Werner Heisenberg would perfect what weapon before American scientists?
(a) The earthquake machine.
(b) The robot of doom.
(c) The atomic bomb.
(d) The space laser.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the batting average of Ted Williams?

2. What fellow OSS agent and friend did Moe Berg visit in Oklahoma in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?

3. What civil engineer during World War II was the chief of foreign intelligence for the Manhattan Engineer District directing espionage against the German nuclear energy project?

4. Who was the moderator of the radio quiz show which Moe Berg made guest appearances on in 1939?

5. When was Nelson Rockefeller born?

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