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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a spy organization begun at the beginning of World War II to gather intelligence in the same manner as England's MI-6?

2. Where was Moe Berg sent after returning from Paris when the coaches saw his batting had not improved?

3. When did Moe Berg return to the United States from Paris in Chapter 5, "Good Field, No Hit"?

4. In what year did Moe Berg begin playing professional baseball?

5. To what team was Moe Berg loaned in the second half of the season in 1924, where he shone on a losing team?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where did Moe Berg travel after his first trip to Japan in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"?

2. What did Bernard Berg study to become after leaving the laundry business in Chapter 2, "Youth: Runt Wolfe"? How did Bernard feel about religion?

3. How does the author describe Moe Berg's impact on those around him in the Prologue?

4. What was John Kieran credited with in Chapter 1, "The Public Berg: Professor Moe"?

5. When did Bernard Berg immigrate to America in Chapter 2, "Youth: Runt Wolfe"? What job did he take?

6. What did Moe Berg take along with him on his second trip to Japan in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"? Who had contracted Berg?

7. What led to Moe Berg's second Japan trip in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"? What other ballplayers went on the tour?

8. What academic success did Moe Berg attain in Chapter 3, "The Stiff Collar"? What athletic success?

9. For whom did Moe Berg play in the 1931 season in Chapter 6, "You Never Knew He Was Around"? How many games did he play?

10. Why did Moe Berg begin the 1926 season late in Chapter 5, "Good Field, No Hit"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe Moe Berg's career with the Red Sox and appearances on "Information, Please!" Who was the host of the show and what other individuals were regular guests?

Essay Topic 2

Describe the locations and sites of Moe Berg's travels in the Middle East and the Orient in 1932. What countries impressed Berg the most? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Describe Babe Ruth, Lou Gehrig, Earl Averill, Charlie Gehringer, Jimmie Foxx and Lefty Gomez and Moe Berg's second trip to Japan. What Japanese all-star team did they play against?

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