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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 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) Tony Calvert.
(c) Robert Furman.
(d) Gian Carlo Wick.

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

3. After visiting with Meitner, Moe was sent on a tour of the United States with who in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?
(a) Allan Siegal.
(b) Herb Hunter.
(c) Edoardo Amaldi.
(d) Paul Scherrer.

4. Edoardo Amaldi told Moe Berg that the Italians could not build an atomic bomb for what reason?
(a) Their scientists were not smart enough.
(b) The economic sanctions that were in place.
(c) The citizens were not behind them.
(d) They did not have adequate resources at their lab.

5. Who was the wartime head of the OSS?
(a) Ted Lyons.
(b) Harry Broley.
(c) William Joseph Donovan.
(d) Robert Furman.

Short Answer Questions

1. What award did Moe Berg earn for his service in the OSS and refuse it?

2. Who signed an executive order disbanding the OSS in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?

3. When did Moe Berg die?

4. When was Werner Heisenberg born?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What led to the establishment of the OSS in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"? What was the OSS?

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

4. What impression did Moe Berg's Japan films have on the OSS 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. What assignment did Moe Berg's boss with the OSS give him in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

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

9. How did Moe Berg obtain information about Walther Bothe in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"? What did he learn about Italian and German atomic resources?

10. Where did Moe Berg travel in the spring of 1944 for the OSS in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

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