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

2. What was Dom DiMaggio's nickname?
(a) "The Little Professor."
(b) "The Hulk."
(c) "The Doctor."
(d) "The Big Man."

3. Who was Moe Berg's Alsos's counterpart in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
(a) Edoardo Amaldi.
(b) Colonel Boris Pash.
(c) Rose Tashke.
(d) Clifton Fadiman.

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

5. Edoardo Amaldi told Moe Berg that the Germans were how far from perfecting the science of the atomic bomb?
(a) 4 years.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 245 days.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many times was Moe Berg a guest appearance on a popular radio quiz show before never returning?

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

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

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"?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Moe Berg sent to Zurich in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"? What did he learn about Joliot-Curie there?

2. Who did Moe Berg visit in January of 1946 in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company? What was his objective in the visit?

3. For whom did Moe Berg play in the 1935 season? How is his performance described in Chapter 8, "Mr. Berg, You've Been Brilliant"?

4. What young aeronautical engineer did Moe Berg track down in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"? What was the outcome of the mission?

5. Who did the OSS send Moe Berg to visit in June, 1945, in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"? What did he accomplish in this visit?

6. What was the AZUSA mission in which Moe Berg was involved in Chapter 10, "Remus Heads for Rome"?

7. What was the U.S. Government's principle concern over the German scientist described in Chapter 10, "Remus Heads for Rome"?

8. Who did Moe Berg mentor in Chapter 8, "Mr. Berg, You've Been Brilliant"?

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

10. What led to the Cold War, as described in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?

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