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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After his playing career ended, Moe Berg was a Red Sox coach in what years?
(a) 1944 and 1945.
(b) 1948 and 1949.
(c) 1940 and 1941.
(d) 1938 and 1939.

2. In late 1944/early 1945, Moe Berg began reporting to the OSS office in Bern lead by whom?
(a) Tony Calvert.
(b) Allen Dulles.
(c) Carl Eifler.
(d) H.P. Robertson.

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

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

5. Shortly after leaving the SSU and settling in his brother's home, Moe learned that his business partner in a film and stationary business called what had gone bankrupt?
(a) Novelart Manufacturing Company.
(b) Imagine Manufacturing Company.
(c) Cellomatic Manufacturing Company.
(d) Lithoprint Manufacturing Company.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Moe Berg given to commit suicide with after he assassinated Werner Heisenberg?

2. When was Werner Heisenberg born?

3. 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?

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

5. What President called for the formation of the OSS?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did the OIAA begin courting Moe Berg in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"?

2. Why did Moe Berg dislike rooming with DiMaggio in Chapter 8, "Mr. Berg, You've Been Brilliant"? What job was he offered in this chapter?

3. Who assisted Moe Berg in tracking down information about Heisenberg in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

4. Where did Moe travel in his work for the OIAA in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"?

5. On what radio show did Moe Berg appear in Chapter 8, "Mr. Berg, You've Been Brilliant"? Why did he discontinue appearing on the show?

6. What did Moe Berg spend the summer of 1944 doing? What driver accompanied him in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

7. Describe Moe Berg's final days in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar." How did Berg survive during this time?

8. After returning from Switzerland in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company," where did Moe Berg go next? What happened to the OSS?

9. Who did Moe Berg go to work for after leaving the OIAA in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket? What woman did he have a relationship at this time?

10. What impression did Moe Berg's Japan films have on the OSS in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"?

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