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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. As a member of the OIAA, Moe began telling people in the OSS about his films of what?
(a) Japan.
(b) China.
(c) Vietnam.
(d) Korea.

2. How much was Moe Berg stuck owing to the United States government for an unfulfilled contract after a film and stationary business went bankrupt in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?
(a) $27,500.
(b) $7,500.
(c) $3,200.
(d) $55,000.

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

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) They did not have adequate resources at their lab.
(c) The economic sanctions that were in place.
(d) The citizens were not behind them.

5. 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) Kenesaw Mountain Landis.
(b) A. B. "Happy" Chandler, Sr.
(c) William Eckert.
(d) Ford Frick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What young aeronautical engineer was Moe Berg directed to talk into moving to the United States in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

2. Who was Moe Berg's driver in Italy in the summer of 1944?

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

4. When the OSS was formed, it was styled after what intelligence operation in England?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. When did the CIA offer Moe Berg a contract in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"? How was his relationship with the CIA?

2. What German scientist did the U.S. have concern for in Chapter 10, "Remus Heads for Rome"?

3. 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?

4. 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?

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

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

7. What assignment did Moe Berg's boss with the OSS give him in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

8. 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?

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

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

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