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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Moe Berg die?
(a) May 29, 1972.
(b) August 3, 1979.
(c) May 13, 1981.
(d) September 24, 1967.

2. After his assignment involving Heisenberg ended, Moe Berg was introduced to what director of the Physics Institute at the Eidgenossische Technische Hochschule in Zurich?
(a) Theodore Von Karman.
(b) Paul Scherrer.
(c) William Joseph Donovan.
(d) Dr. Otto Hahn.

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

4. What theoretical physicist informed Moe Berg that many physicists made routine visits to Switzerland for conferences and lectures in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
(a) Gian Carlo Wick.
(b) Walther Bothe.
(c) Robert Furman.
(d) Tony Calvert.

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

6. What consultant for the Arthur D. Little Company did Moe Berg meet in Boston in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?
(a) Roy Spencer.
(b) Harry Broley.
(c) Joseph Grew.
(d) Charles Owen.

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

8. In Chapter 12, "Always Good Company," Moe Berg was sent to Zurich for a lecture by what physicist?
(a) Dr. Otto Hahn.
(b) Niels Bohr.
(c) Joliot-Curie.
(d) Aldo Icardi.

9. 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) Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
(c) A. B. "Happy" Chandler, Sr.
(d) William Eckert.

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

11. After World War II began to resolve itself, Moe Berg was sent home and arrived in Newark on what date?
(a) March 11, 1942.
(b) April 25, 1945.
(c) July 27, 1949.
(d) November 4, 1947.

12. When did the Cold War begin?
(a) 1940.
(b) 1951.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1946.

13. 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 June.
(c) Mid September.
(d) Late December.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Moe Berg was sent by the OSS in what year to see Lise Meitner in Switzerland?

2. When was Nelson Rockefeller born?

3. Moe's boss with the OSS came to Italy and instructed Moe to investigate an optical laboratory where in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

4. Ted Williams played his entire 21-year Major League Baseball career as what position for the Red Sox?

5. Lise Meitner was a physicist in exile from where?

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