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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. AGARD was an agency of NATO that existed from 1952 to when?
(a) 1969.
(b) 1983.
(c) 1977.
(d) 1996.

3. Who was the moderator of the radio quiz show which Moe Berg made guest appearances on in 1939?
(a) Roy Spencer.
(b) H.P. Robertson.
(c) John McGraw.
(d) Clifton Fadiman.

4. How much was Moe Berg stuck owing to the United States government for an unfulfilled contract after a film and stationary business went bankrupt in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?
(a) $55,000.
(b) $3,200.
(c) $7,500.
(d) $27,500.

5. In Chapter 12, "Always Good Company," Moe Berg was sent to Zurich for a lecture by what physicist?
(a) Aldo Icardi.
(b) Dr. Otto Hahn.
(c) Joliot-Curie.
(d) Niels Bohr.

6. Werner Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to what?
(a) Quarter mechanics.
(b) Quantitative mechanics.
(c) Quantum mechanics.
(d) Qualitative mechanics.

7. 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) Pyotr Kapitsa.
(b) Theodore Von Karman.
(c) Clifton Fadiman.
(d) Antonio Ferri.

8. What term, in its original usage, describes a competition between two or more parties for the best armed forces?
(a) Blasting dash.
(b) Arms race.
(c) Sprint for bombs.
(d) Weapons marathon.

9. What was Moe Berg given to commit suicide with after he assassinated Werner Heisenberg?
(a) Dynamite.
(b) A pistol.
(c) A razor blade.
(d) A cyanide tablet.

10. Following World War II, Werner Heisenberg was appointed director of what institution?
(a) The Newtons School of Physics.
(b) The Kaiser Wilhelm Institute for Physics.
(c) The Einstein Institute of Physics.
(d) The King Edward II Institute for Physics.

11. In Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar," Moe Berg became a regular at Princeton, arriving at the home of what old friend the night of the game and gaining an invitation to dinner and a place to stay for the night?
(a) W.J. Donovan.
(b) H.P. Robertson.
(c) P.H. Truman.
(d) I.M. Levitt.

12. In late May, 1944, Moe flew from Casablanca to where?
(a) Munich.
(b) Paris.
(c) Algiers.
(d) London.

13. In his time playing for the Boston Red Sox, Moe Berg averaged fewer than how many games per season?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

14. When did the CIA offer Moe Berg a contract in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1952.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1957.

15. What position did Moe Berg play for the Boston Red Sox?
(a) Catcher.
(b) Pitcher.
(c) Center field.
(d) 1st base.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was a unique variety of fascism that incorporated biological racism and antisemitism during WWII?

2. What young aeronautical engineer was Moe Berg directed to talk into moving to the United States in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

3. What old friend from the Franklin Institute did Moe Berg visit in Philadelphia in Chapter 13, "A Life Without Calendar"?

4. Under what U.S. President did Nelson Rockefeller serve as Vice President?

5. Edoardo Amaldi told Moe Berg that he should be concerned about a chemist named what?

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