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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did the CIA offer Moe Berg a contract in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?
(a) 1955.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1952.
(d) 1957.

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

3. 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) Theodore Von Karman.
(c) Walther Bothe.
(d) Harry Broley.

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

5. 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) Dr. Otto Hahn.
(d) William Joseph Donovan.

6. 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) Walther Bothe.
(b) Robert Furman.
(c) Gian Carlo Wick.
(d) Tony Calvert.

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

8. 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) W.J. Donovan.
(c) H.P. Robertson.
(d) I.M. Levitt.

9. How long was Dom DiMaggio's baseball career?
(a) 11 years.
(b) 3 years.
(c) 6 years.
(d) 10 months.

10. When did the United States join the fighting in World War II?
(a) 1947.
(b) 1941.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1945.

11. The optical laboratory Moe Berg was directed to investigate in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy" was thought to be helping compress fissionable material for Germany's what?
(a) Atomic bombs.
(b) Plutonium bombs.
(c) Nuclear bombs.
(d) Dirty bombs.

12. Who died nine days after Moe Berg joined the OIAA?
(a) Gerald Ford.
(b) Bernard Berg.
(c) Niels Bohr.
(d) Nelson D. Rockefeller.

13. Who was the first Italian scientist on Moe Berg's list to visit in Rome in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
(a) Antonio Ferri.
(b) Dr. Otto Hahn.
(c) Aldo Icardi.
(d) Edoardo Amaldi.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did the Cold War begin?

3. When did Moe Berg first make his way to Italy on a mission for the U.S. Government?

4. Who was the oldest son of Bernard and Rose Berg?

5. As a member of the OIAA, Moe began telling people in the OSS about his films of what?

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