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WorksheetsPentathlon Literature Section 2 Part 1
Total questions: 59
Worksheet time: 34mins
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) Where does Marc Favreau live?
Boston, Massachusetts
New York City, New York
Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts
Concord, New Hampshire
Seattle, Washington
What College did Marc Favreau Attend?
University of Southern California
Rice University
Yale University
Columbia University
For What Years did Marc Favreau go to College?
1987-1991
1990-1994
1986-1990
1992-1996
Where does Marc Favreau Currently Work?
Executive Editor of The New Press
Executive Editor of The New York Times
Executive Editor of Scholastic
Executive Editor of CNN
What Motivates Marc Favreau to Make Nonfiction for Young Adults that give them "the information they need, and that will push them to become active citizens"
His Wife
His Parents
His Two Boys
His Two Daughters
Where did Favreau Conduct Research to Write "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" and Why?
A Library In Alabama to Interview an Ex-Spy
An Archive in Georgetown University to Learn More About Spies From the Cold War
Harvard University to Consult a History Professor
Cambridge University to Look Over Old MI6 Documents from the Cold War
What Type of Genre is "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia"?
Fiction
Nonfiction
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What were the Spy Agencies Discussed in the Book?
KGB
MI6
Chinese Communist Association
CIA
Korean FBI
When Were Spy Agencies Created?
After WW1
After WW2
After the Cold War
After the Vietnam War
Why Were Spy Agencies Created?
In the Response to the Need to Collect Information About Foreign Governments Activities
To Lure Out Foreign Spies in the Country
To Cover Up the Cold War
To Prevent Future Wars
True or False: Some of the Spy Agencies Already Existed and Simply Changed Their Purpose.
True
False
What Does "CIA" Stand For? (Put In All Lowercase Letters)
(a)
What is the CIA?
A Government Organization that Tracks Down Double Agents
A Rebel Group Whose Purpose is to spread Democratic Ideals
An Independent Group that Spreads Communism
The US Government's Foreign and Counterintelligence Department
What Organization did the CIA Grow Out of?
The FBI
The OSS
The KGB
The MI6
What Does "OSS" Stand For? (Put in All Lowercase Letters)
(a)
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Organization(s) Conducted All Spy Activities Before the Cold War?
The FBI
The CIA
The NYPD
The Office of Naval Intelligence
The US Army Intelligence
True or False: There Was No Coordination Between The FBI and The Military (Office of Naval Intelligence and US Army Intelligence
True
False
Why Was There No Coordination Among The Spy Agencies From Before The Cold War That Caused Some Information To Not Get Passed On?
Their Leaders Did Not Get Along
There Was A Major Pay Gap
There Was Rivalry Between The Two Agencies
They Had Different Political Views
What Was The Goal of OSS?
To Improve The Flow Of Information
To Even The Pay Gap Between The 2 Spy Agencies From Before The Cold War
To Stop The Rivalry Between The 2 Spy Agencies From Before The Cold War
To Make A Nuclear Missile
When Was The OSS Taken Apart?
After WW1
After WW2
After The Vietnam War
After The Cold War
What Did President Harry S. Truman Do When He Realized A Postwar Intelligence Agency Was Needed?
He Disbanded The FBI
He Created A Central Intelligence Group and a National Intelligence Authority
He Started a Private Investigation Company
He Cut Off Russian Contact With The US
When Did The National Security Act Get Passed?
1945
1946
1947
1948
What Was Created As A Result Of The National Security Act?
The National Security Council (NSC)
The National Security Association (NSA)
The National Security Agency (NSA)
The National Security Administration (NSA)
What Organization Directed The CIA?
The National Security Council (NSC)
The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI)
The CIA Was An Independent Organization That Directed Itself
The National Security Agency (NSA)
True Or False The CIA Became The Nation's Leading Intelligence Service
True
False
Fill In The Blank: It Was Often Thought That The CIA Was The US Version Of The ____ .
British MI6
Russian KGB
Chinese Communists
Northern Korean Army
True Or False: The CIA Was Allowed To Gather Intelligence On The American Citizens Within The United States.
True
False
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Were The CIA's Directorates?
The Intelligence Directorate
The Directorate Of Operations
The Directorate Of Science and Technology
The Directorate Of Language
The Directorate Of Administration
How Many Directorates Did The CIA Have? ( Just Put a Number. Ex: 1)
(a)
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Did The Directorate Of Intelligence Focus On?
Carries Out Its Intelligence Secretly Using Espionage
Collecting Information About The USSR Through Non-Secret Ways By Analyzing News Media, Satellite Images, and Intercepting Telephone Calls And Other Forms Of Communication.
Technical Operations Like Satellites and Intercepting The Communications Analyzed By Another Directorate
Takes Care Of Hiring And Finances, But Also Has An Office Of Security, Which Is Responsible For Finding Spies Within The CIA
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Did The Directorate Of Operations Focus On?
Carries Out Its Intelligence Secretly Using Espionage
Collecting Information About The USSR Through Non-Secret Ways By Analyzing News Media, Satellite Images, and Intercepting Telephone Calls And Other Forms Of Communication.
Technical Operations Like Satellites and Intercepting The Communications Analyzed By Another Directorate
Takes Care Of Hiring And Finances, But Also Has An Office Of Security, Which Is Responsible For Finding Spies Within The CIA
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Did The Directorate Of Science And Technology Focus On?
Carries Out Its Intelligence Secretly Using Espionage
Collecting Information About The USSR Through Non-Secret Ways By Analyzing News Media, Satellite Images, and Intercepting Telephone Calls And Other Forms Of Communication.
Technical Operations Like Satellites and Intercepting The Communications Analyzed By Another Directorate
Takes Care Of Hiring And Finances, But Also Has An Office Of Security, Which Is Responsible For Finding Spies Within The CIA
(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Did The Directorate Of Administration Focus On?
Carries Out Its Intelligence Secretly Using Espionage
Collecting Information About The USSR Through Non-Secret Ways By Analyzing News Media, Satellite Images, and Intercepting Telephone Calls And Other Forms Of Communication.
Technical Operations Like Satellites and Intercepting The Communications Analyzed By Another Directorate
Takes Care Of Hiring And Finances, But Also Has An Office Of Security, Which Is Responsible For Finding Spies Within The CIA
What was the MI6 first known as?
Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)
Office of Strategic Services (OSS)
When was the original British secret service formed?
1569
1669
1587
1587
Who formed the original secret service?
Sir Francis Walsingham
Sir Issac Brigham
Sir Albert Smith
Sir William Duke
When did the SIS change to its current form?
1912
1821
1812
1921
What happened as the SIS changed to its current form?
Britain tried to organize its intelligence activities before the start of WW1
Britain got rid of all the traitors
The British Monarchy was being overthrown
Britain and the American FBI joined forces to take down the USSR
What was the MI6 called in the 1930s and 1940s?
The Most Effective Intelligence Agency
The Most Organized Intelligence Agency
The Highest Paying Intelligence Agency
The Most Prestigious Intelligence Agency
Where did the label "MI6" come from?
The "section six" of Military Intelligence
The sixth round of Spies was able to find valuable information on the Nazis
There are six different Directorates to the Agency
There were six important spies that lost their lives, so they named the agency "MI6" in honor of them
Who did MI6 train during WW2?
US Agents
French Military Men
Russian Soldiers
The English Navy
What made the British public anxious?
They found out MI6 had double agents working for them since the 1930s
They found out that the USSR had created nuclear weapons that were capable of destroying cities
They found out that Hitler imprisoned many of the British soldiers
They found out what that Russia had sent spies to Britain to try to gain information
What does MI5 handle?
Recruiting spies for the MI6
Internal Security and Domestic Counterintelligence
Protecting Political Officials
Capturing Double Agents from the USSR
What does KGB stand for in English? (Put in all Lowercase Letters)
(a)
What does KGB stand for in Russian?
Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti
Kermit Gordon Bartier
Kelilian Gerymandera Bettresan
Kopilsan Guterimer Botuyoski
What was the KGB used for in Russia?
Organization for Foreign Intelligence and Domestic Security
Hiring Spies and Double Agents
Arresting traitors and imposters
Electing Governors to sit on the Executive Panel for the NKVD
What was the KGB established?
1954
1956
1958
1955
When was a Pre-KGB in existence?
The first days of the Bolshevik (Communist) Government in December of 1917
The first days of the Bolshevik (Communist) Government in August of 1917
The first days of the Bolshevik (Communist) Government in December of 1918
The first days of the Bolshevik (Communist) Government in August of 1918
What was the Pre-KGB used for?
Investigate counterrevolution and sabotage but also quickly assumed the responsibility for arresting, imprisoning, and executing "enemies of the state"
Spy on the US as Russia grew suspicious of their development in nuclear weapons
Spy on the Nazis during WW2
Go to China to form an alliance against the US
In 1941, what two government ministries did the state security move under? (SELECT TWO)
Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)
Ministry of State Security (MGB)
Ministry of Investigative Operations (MPI)
Ministry of Counterintelligence (MBY)
Ministry of External Espionage (MNP)
Who was responsible for the early nuclear weapons program and the intelligence operations in Russia?
Lavrenty Beria (Head of MVD)
Bennitoy Tomskui (Head of MGB)
Poilest Kobernen (Head of KGB)
Lobertent Monertuy (Head of USSR)
Who supervised the MGB?
V.S. Abakumov
V.S. Kamubak
V.S. Moklunom
V.S. Putineres
What was the MBG responsible for?
Spy operations and ensuring loyalty of the Officers
Developing nuclear weapons
Developing a communist government for Russia
Hunting down any Traitors in Russia
There were at least (a) (number) Soviet Spies in the US nuclear program in the 1940's
There could have been as many as (a) (number) spies in the US Government in the 1940's.
How many documents did the Soviet spies in the US and Britain pass to Moscow between 1941 and 1945? (FILL IN THE BLANK) Between ___ to ___. (Format it like 100/200)
(a)
What happened when Joseph Stalin died?
Beria was taken out of his position and executed
Beria replaced Stalin as the communist leader of the USSR
Beria carried on with Stalin's legacy and began sending more spies over to the US
Beria was thrown into prison for treason and sentenced to life
What happened after Beria had been executed?
the KBG was created
A new socialist leader was elected for Russia
the MI6 was established
the US was able to capture Russian spies in America
What was the KBG created to do?
"serve as the 'sword and shield for the Communist Party'"
"serve as the 'sword and shield for the USSR'"
"serve as the 'cause of American demise'"
"serve as the 'world's most powerful information gathering agency'"
