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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Russian physicist developed a new method for liquefaction of air with a low-pressure cycle using a special high-efficiency expansion turbine in 1939?
(a) Clifton Fadiman.
(b) Antonio Ferri.
(c) Pyotr Kapitsa.
(d) Theodore Von Karman.

2. When did the Cold War begin?
(a) 1951.
(b) 1946.
(c) 1940.
(d) 1943.

3. Who was Moe Berg's Alsos's counterpart in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
(a) Edoardo Amaldi.
(b) Rose Tashke.
(c) Colonel Boris Pash.
(d) Clifton Fadiman.

4. What was Dom DiMaggio's nickname?
(a) "The Big Man."
(b) "The Hulk."
(c) "The Little Professor."
(d) "The Doctor."

5. When was Werner Heisenberg born?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1893.
(c) 1884.
(d) 1901.

Short Answer Questions

1. Moe Berg arrived in Rome how long after it was liberated in 1944?

2. From what high school did Moe Berg graduate?

3. What U.S. President established the military order of the Office of Strategic Services?

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"?

5. What two baseball clubs approached Moe Berg after his college graduation?

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