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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 term, in its original usage, describes a competition between two or more parties for the best armed forces?
2. The optical laboratory Moe Berg was directed to investigate in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy" was thought to be helping compress fissionable material for Germany's what?
3. What was a unique variety of fascism that incorporated biological racism and antisemitism during WWII?
4. Following World War II, Werner Heisenberg was appointed director of what institution?
5. What position did Moe Berg play for the Boston Red Sox?
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. Who established the OIAA in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"? What was its purpose?
3. 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?
4. What led to the establishment of the OSS in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"? What was the OSS?
5. What was the U.S. Government's principle concern over the German scientist described in Chapter 10, "Remus Heads for Rome"?
6. How did the OIAA begin courting Moe Berg in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"?
7. What impression did Moe Berg's Japan films have on the OSS in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"?
8. What did Moe Berg spend the summer of 1944 doing? What driver accompanied him in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
9. Where did Moe travel in his work for the OIAA in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"?
10. What assignment did Moe Berg's boss with the OSS give him in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Describe the origins and history of OIAA, the OSS and the CIA. What political climate led to the creation of these institutions?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze the relationships between academics and sports in the life of Moe Berg. How and why did Berg's scholarly background and interests set him apart from his peers?
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