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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Moe Berg sent after returning from Paris when the coaches saw his batting had not improved?
(a) The minors.
(b) Home.
(c) To the batting cages.
(d) Back to college.

2. What was the maiden name of Moe Berg's mother?
(a) Rose Tashke.
(b) Estella Huni.
(c) Mary Collins.
(d) Linda McCarthy.

3. When did Berg report to the Senators training camp after returning from Japan?
(a) May 1, 1931.
(b) April 16, 1934.
(c) February 26, 1933.
(d) March 2, 1930.

4. What was a royal palace in Paris which stood on the right bank of the River Seine until 1871, when it was destroyed in the upheaval during the suppression of the Paris Commune?
(a) The Paris Palace.
(b) The Palace le France.
(c) The Tuileries Palace.
(d) The Seine Palace.

5. When was the Louvre Palace built?
(a) The early 16th century.
(b) The mid 14th century.
(c) The early 10th century.
(d) The late 12th century.

6. How many games did Moe Berg play in the 1931 season?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 2.
(d) 10.

7. What does RBI stand for?
(a) Really bad injury.
(b) Run batted in.
(c) Runs by inning.
(d) Robbed by infielder.

8. What two baseball clubs approached Moe Berg after his college graduation?
(a) The New York Giants and the Brooklyn Robins.
(b) The Chicago Cubs and the Boston Red Sox.
(c) The Boston Red Sox and the New York Yankees.
(d) The Cincinnati Reds and the Chicago Cubs.

9. When was Moe Berg born?
(a) April 7, 1899.
(b) May 2, 1909.
(c) June 19, 1906.
(d) March 2, 1902.

10. With what respected Wall Street law firm did Moe Berg take a position in 1930?
(a) Scofield and Newton.
(b) Satterlee and Canfield.
(c) Ernster and Robbins.
(d) Bloomberg and Rodgers.

11. From what village in the Ukraine was Bernard Berg?
(a) Kippinya.
(b) Kharkiv.
(c) Zaporizhia.
(d) Dnipropetrovsk.

12. Who did Moe Berg sign with in April of 1924?
(a) The Toledo Mud Hens.
(b) The Minneapolis Millers.
(c) The Washington Senators.
(d) The Little Rock Travelers.

13. What was Moe Berg's father's profession by the time Moe entered college?
(a) Taxi driver.
(b) Doctor.
(c) Pharmacist.
(d) Lawyer.

14. How many at bats did Moe Berg have in the 1931 season?
(a) 13.
(b) 22.
(c) 53.
(d) 29.

15. What refers to a fielder's ability to move from his position to field a ball in play in baseball?
(a) Location.
(b) Area.
(c) Range.
(d) Grid.

Short Answer Questions

1. On his second Japan trip, Moe Berg convinced Babe Ruth that he learned Japanese in what amount of time?

2. When did the Louvre Museum open?

3. During an exhibition game against what team did Moe Berg tear a knee ligament?

4. With what batting average did Moe Berg finish the 1930 season?

5. Part of the reason Moe was a quiet student in college was an underlying prejudice against what that existed at the school at the time?

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