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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.

2. What President called for the formation of the OSS?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(c) Herbert Hoover.
(d) Harry S. Truman.

3. In Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy," Moe made his way to England aboard what?
(a) A military transport plane.
(b) A cruise ship.
(c) A fighter jet.
(d) A fishing boat.

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

5. 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) Capitalism.
(b) Communism.
(c) Fascism.
(d) Atheism.

6. During what years was Nelson Rockefeller U.S. Vice President?
(a) 1974-1977.
(b) 1977-1979.
(c) 1969-1972.
(d) 1972-1974.

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

8. In late May, 1944, Moe flew from Casablanca to where?
(a) Paris.
(b) Munich.
(c) London.
(d) Algiers.

9. What physicist in Copenhagen was Moe Berg directed to meet with in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?
(a) Niels Bohr.
(b) Theodore Von Karman.
(c) Joliot-Curie.
(d) Aldo Icardi.

10. What fellow OSS agent and friend did Moe Berg visit in Oklahoma in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?
(a) Herb Hunter.
(b) Tony Calvert.
(c) Robert Furman.
(d) Joe Cronin.

11. Who was the oldest son of Bernard and Rose Berg?
(a) Dr. Sam Berg.
(b) Dr. Alex Berg.
(c) Dr. Robert Berg.
(d) Dr. John Berg.

12. 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.

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

14. 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) $7,500.
(b) $3,200.
(c) $55,000.
(d) $27,500.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What old friend from the Franklin Institute did Moe Berg visit in Philadelphia in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?

3. AGARD was an agency of NATO that existed from 1952 to when?

4. Moe Berg arrived in Rome how long after it was liberated in 1944?

5. What was the name of the mission Moe Berg was assigned to with the objective of encouraging Italian scientists to come to America?

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