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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Lou Gehrig born?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1895.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1892.

2. With what team did Moe Berg sign after graduating college?
(a) The Brooklyn Robins.
(b) The Chicago Cubs.
(c) The Chicago White Sox.
(d) The Detroit Tigers.

3. 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 Tuileries Palace.
(c) The Seine Palace.
(d) The Palace le France.

4. What New York City newsreel production company had Berg had contracted to film the sights of his second trip to Japan?
(a) MovieFone.
(b) MovietoneNews.
(c) Walt Disney.
(d) CinemaNews.

5. The Office of Strategic Services was established by a Presidential military order in what year?
(a) 1946.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1948.
(d) 1942.

6. What U.S. President established the military order of the Office of Strategic Services?
(a) John F. Kennedy.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Franklin D. Roosevelt.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

7. In the baseball season of 1929, where was Moe Berg injured?
(a) His elbow.
(b) His bicep.
(c) His foot.
(d) His knee.

8. In what year did Moe Berg begin playing professional baseball?
(a) 1923.
(b) 1919.
(c) 1925.
(d) 1927.

9. What sports columnist was credited with creating the public image of Moe Berg in Chapter 1, "The Public Berg: Professor Moe"?
(a) Joe Cronin.
(b) Aldo Icardi.
(c) Tony Calvert.
(d) John Kieran.

10. How many languages did Moe Berg study while earning his B.A. degree?
(a) 2.
(b) 5.
(c) 7.
(d) 4.

11. How old was Moe Berg when he begged his mother to let him start school?
(a) 3 and 1/2.
(b) 2 and 1/2.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

12. Who collected Moe Berg paraphernalia, including pictures and papers given to him by Sam Berg, as described in the Prologue?
(a) Niels Bohr.
(b) Clifton Fadiman.
(c) Gian Carlo Wick.
(d) Charles Owen.

13. Where was Moe Berg invited to attend spring training in 1932?
(a) Dallas, TX.
(b) Knoxville, TN.
(c) Biloxi, Mississippi.
(d) Kansas City, MO.

14. During an exhibition game against what team did Moe Berg tear a knee ligament?
(a) The Washington Senators.
(b) The Minneapolis Millers.
(c) The Toledo Mud Hens.
(d) The Little Rock Travelers.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Bernard Berg begin working in New York after immigrating?

2. What color suits did Moe Berg traditionally wear?

3. What kind of movie camera did Moe Berg take with him on his second trip to Japan?

4. What was Moe Berg's father's profession by the time Moe entered college?

5. Moe Berg went to Saint Luke's Hospital ostensibly to visit the daughter of what American ambassador?

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