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

2. When was Moe Berg picked up by the Boston Red Sox?
(a) May 1933.
(b) August, 1930.
(c) April, 1935.
(d) June, 1934.

3. When was Ted Williams born?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1911.
(c) 1900.
(d) 1907.

4. What young aeronautical engineer was Moe Berg directed to talk into moving to the United States in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?
(a) Aldo Icardi.
(b) Cliff Bolton.
(c) I.M. Levitt.
(d) Antonio Ferri.

5. What physicist in Copenhagen was Moe Berg directed to meet with in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?
(a) Joliot-Curie.
(b) Niels Bohr.
(c) Theodore Von Karman.
(d) Aldo Icardi.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, "Always Good Company," Moe Berg was sent to Zurich for a lecture by what physicist?

2. After his playing career ended, Moe Berg was a Red Sox coach in what years?

3. 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"?

4. Werner Heisenberg was awarded the 1932 Nobel Prize in Physics for his contributions to what?

5. Who died nine days after Moe Berg joined the OIAA?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the AZUSA mission in which Moe Berg was involved in Chapter 10, "Remus Heads for Rome"?

2. Who assisted Moe Berg in tracking down information about Heisenberg in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

3. How did the OIAA begin courting Moe Berg in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"?

4. What led to the Cold War, as described in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company"?

5. What young aeronautical engineer did Moe Berg track down in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"? What was the outcome of the mission?

6. Who established the OIAA in Chapter 9, "Southern Junket"? What was its purpose?

7. How did Moe Berg obtain information about Walther Bothe in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"? What did he learn about Italian and German atomic resources?

8. What did Moe Berg spend the summer of 1944 doing? What driver accompanied him in Chapter 11, "A Perfect Spy"?

9. For whom did Moe Berg play in the 1935 season? How is his performance described in Chapter 8, "Mr. Berg, You've Been Brilliant"?

10. After returning from Switzerland in Chapter 12, "Always Good Company," where did Moe Berg go next? What happened to the OSS?

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