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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In college, Moe played shortstop for what team?
(a) The Illinois Fighting Illini.
(b) The Princeton Tigers.
(c) The Boston College Eagles.
(d) The Minnesota Golden Gophers.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What New York City newsreel production company had Berg had contracted to film the sights of his second trip to Japan?

4. Who did the Washington Senators lose to in the 1933 World Series?

5. Who arranged for three players to go to Japan to teach baseball seminars at Japanese universities during the winter of 1932?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Bernard Berg study to become after leaving the laundry business in Chapter 2, "Youth: Runt Wolfe"? How did Bernard feel about religion?

2. Where did Moe Berg travel after his first trip to Japan in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"?

3. What led to Moe Berg's first trip to Japan in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"?

4. For whom did Moe Berg play in the 1931 season in Chapter 6, "You Never Knew He Was Around"? How many games did he play?

5. What led to Moe Berg taking position as the starting catcher for the Senators in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"? When did the Senators release Berg?

6. What academic success did Moe Berg attain in Chapter 3, "The Stiff Collar"? What athletic success?

7. What theory does the author put forth regarding Bernard Berg's relationship with his children in Chapter 2, "Youth: Runt Wolfe"?

8. What was the principle objective of Bernard Berg as described in Chapter 2, "Youth: Runt Wolfe"?

9. For whom did Moe Berg play in the 1933 season in Chapter 7, "Strange Foreigner with Camera"? How was his performance described?

10. What led to Moe Berg becoming a permanent catcher for the White Sox in Chapter 5, "Good Field, No Hit"?

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