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

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

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

4. 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) Ford Frick.
(c) William Eckert.
(d) A. B. "Happy" Chandler, Sr.

5. What manager of the Red Sox asked Moe Berg to become a coach for the team?
(a) Aldo Icardi.
(b) Lefty O'Doul.
(c) John Kieran.
(d) Joe Cronin.

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. How long was Dom DiMaggio's baseball career?

3. What was the name of the mission Moe Berg was assigned to with the objective of encouraging Italian scientists to come to America?

4. What radio quiz show was Moe Berg a guest on in 1939?

5. After the dissolution of the OSS, two of Moe's beloved supervisors, including who, resigned and planned to return to practicing law?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. Who established the OIAA in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"? What was its purpose?

9. What did Moe Berg learn about Niels Bohr in Zurich in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?

10. 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?

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