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Pentathlon Literature Section 2 Part 1

Total questions: 59

Worksheet time: 34mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) Where does Marc Favreau live?

a)

Boston, Massachusetts

b)

New York City, New York

c)

Martha's Vineyard, Massachusetts

d)

Concord, New Hampshire

e)

Seattle, Washington

2.

What College did Marc Favreau Attend?

a)

University of Southern California

b)

Rice University

c)

Yale University

d)

Columbia University

3.

For What Years did Marc Favreau go to College?

a)

1987-1991

b)

1990-1994

c)

1986-1990

d)

1992-1996

4.

Where does Marc Favreau Currently Work?

a)

Executive Editor of The New Press

b)

Executive Editor of The New York Times

c)

Executive Editor of Scholastic

d)

Executive Editor of CNN

5.

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"

a)

His Wife

b)

His Parents

c)

His Two Boys

d)

His Two Daughters

6.

Where did Favreau Conduct Research to Write "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" and Why?

a)

A Library In Alabama to Interview an Ex-Spy

b)

An Archive in Georgetown University to Learn More About Spies From the Cold War

c)

Harvard University to Consult a History Professor

d)

Cambridge University to Look Over Old MI6 Documents from the Cold War

7.

What Type of Genre is "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia"?

a)

Fiction

b)

Nonfiction

8.

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What were the Spy Agencies Discussed in the Book?

a)

KGB

b)

MI6

c)

Chinese Communist Association

d)

CIA

e)

Korean FBI

9.

When Were Spy Agencies Created?

a)

After WW1

b)

After WW2

c)

After the Cold War

d)

After the Vietnam War

10.

Why Were Spy Agencies Created?

a)

In the Response to the Need to Collect Information About Foreign Governments Activities

b)

To Lure Out Foreign Spies in the Country

c)

To Cover Up the Cold War

d)

To Prevent Future Wars

11.

True or False: Some of the Spy Agencies Already Existed and Simply Changed Their Purpose.

a)

True

b)

False

12.

What Does "CIA" Stand For? (Put In All Lowercase Letters)

(a)  

13.

What is the CIA?

a)

A Government Organization that Tracks Down Double Agents

b)

A Rebel Group Whose Purpose is to spread Democratic Ideals

c)

An Independent Group that Spreads Communism

d)

The US Government's Foreign and Counterintelligence Department

14.

What Organization did the CIA Grow Out of?

a)

The FBI

b)

The OSS

c)

The KGB

d)

The MI6

15.

What Does "OSS" Stand For? (Put in All Lowercase Letters)

(a)  

16.

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Organization(s) Conducted All Spy Activities Before the Cold War?

a)

The FBI

b)

The CIA

c)

The NYPD

d)

The Office of Naval Intelligence

e)

The US Army Intelligence

17.

True or False: There Was No Coordination Between The FBI and The Military (Office of Naval Intelligence and US Army Intelligence

a)

True

b)

False

18.

Why Was There No Coordination Among The Spy Agencies From Before The Cold War That Caused Some Information To Not Get Passed On?

a)

Their Leaders Did Not Get Along

b)

There Was A Major Pay Gap

c)

There Was Rivalry Between The Two Agencies

d)

They Had Different Political Views

19.

What Was The Goal of OSS?

a)

To Improve The Flow Of Information

b)

To Even The Pay Gap Between The 2 Spy Agencies From Before The Cold War

c)

To Stop The Rivalry Between The 2 Spy Agencies From Before The Cold War

d)

To Make A Nuclear Missile

20.

When Was The OSS Taken Apart?

a)

After WW1

b)

After WW2

c)

After The Vietnam War

d)

After The Cold War

21.

What Did President Harry S. Truman Do When He Realized A Postwar Intelligence Agency Was Needed?

a)

He Disbanded The FBI

b)

He Created A Central Intelligence Group and a National Intelligence Authority

c)

He Started a Private Investigation Company

d)

He Cut Off Russian Contact With The US

22.

When Did The National Security Act Get Passed?

a)

1945

b)

1946

c)

1947

d)

1948

23.

What Was Created As A Result Of The National Security Act?

a)

The National Security Council (NSC)

b)

The National Security Association (NSA)

c)

The National Security Agency (NSA)

d)

The National Security Administration (NSA)

24.

What Organization Directed The CIA?

a)

The National Security Council (NSC)

b)

The Federal Bureau Of Investigation (FBI)

c)

The CIA Was An Independent Organization That Directed Itself

d)

The National Security Agency (NSA)

25.

True Or False The CIA Became The Nation's Leading Intelligence Service

a)

True

b)

False

26.

Fill In The Blank: It Was Often Thought That The CIA Was The US Version Of The ____ .

a)

British MI6

b)

Russian KGB

c)

Chinese Communists

d)

Northern Korean Army

27.

True Or False: The CIA Was Allowed To Gather Intelligence On The American Citizens Within The United States.

a)

True

b)

False

28.

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Were The CIA's Directorates?

a)

The Intelligence Directorate

b)

The Directorate Of Operations

c)

The Directorate Of Science and Technology

d)

The Directorate Of Language

e)

The Directorate Of Administration

29.

How Many Directorates Did The CIA Have? ( Just Put a Number. Ex: 1)

(a)  

30.

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Did The Directorate Of Intelligence Focus On?

a)

Carries Out Its Intelligence Secretly Using Espionage

b)

Collecting Information About The USSR Through Non-Secret Ways By Analyzing News Media, Satellite Images, and Intercepting Telephone Calls And Other Forms Of Communication.

c)

Technical Operations Like Satellites and Intercepting The Communications Analyzed By Another Directorate

d)

Takes Care Of Hiring And Finances, But Also Has An Office Of Security, Which Is Responsible For Finding Spies Within The CIA

31.

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Did The Directorate Of Operations Focus On?

a)

Carries Out Its Intelligence Secretly Using Espionage

b)

Collecting Information About The USSR Through Non-Secret Ways By Analyzing News Media, Satellite Images, and Intercepting Telephone Calls And Other Forms Of Communication.

c)

Technical Operations Like Satellites and Intercepting The Communications Analyzed By Another Directorate

d)

Takes Care Of Hiring And Finances, But Also Has An Office Of Security, Which Is Responsible For Finding Spies Within The CIA

32.

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Did The Directorate Of Science And Technology Focus On?

a)

Carries Out Its Intelligence Secretly Using Espionage

b)

Collecting Information About The USSR Through Non-Secret Ways By Analyzing News Media, Satellite Images, and Intercepting Telephone Calls And Other Forms Of Communication.

c)

Technical Operations Like Satellites and Intercepting The Communications Analyzed By Another Directorate

d)

Takes Care Of Hiring And Finances, But Also Has An Office Of Security, Which Is Responsible For Finding Spies Within The CIA

33.

(SELECT ALL THAT APPLY) What Did The Directorate Of Administration Focus On?

a)

Carries Out Its Intelligence Secretly Using Espionage

b)

Collecting Information About The USSR Through Non-Secret Ways By Analyzing News Media, Satellite Images, and Intercepting Telephone Calls And Other Forms Of Communication.

c)

Technical Operations Like Satellites and Intercepting The Communications Analyzed By Another Directorate

d)

Takes Care Of Hiring And Finances, But Also Has An Office Of Security, Which Is Responsible For Finding Spies Within The CIA

34.

What was the MI6 first known as?

a)

Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)

b)

Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)

c)

Secret Intelligence Service (SIS)

d)

Office of Strategic Services (OSS)

35.

When was the original British secret service formed?

a)

1569

b)

1669

c)

1587

d)

1587

36.

Who formed the original secret service?

a)

Sir Francis Walsingham

b)

Sir Issac Brigham

c)

Sir Albert Smith

d)

Sir William Duke

37.

When did the SIS change to its current form?

a)

1912

b)

1821

c)

1812

d)

1921

38.

What happened as the SIS changed to its current form?

a)

Britain tried to organize its intelligence activities before the start of WW1

b)

Britain got rid of all the traitors

c)

The British Monarchy was being overthrown

d)

Britain and the American FBI joined forces to take down the USSR

39.

What was the MI6 called in the 1930s and 1940s?

a)

The Most Effective Intelligence Agency

b)

The Most Organized Intelligence Agency

c)

The Highest Paying Intelligence Agency

d)

The Most Prestigious Intelligence Agency

40.

Where did the label "MI6" come from?

a)

The "section six" of Military Intelligence

b)

The sixth round of Spies was able to find valuable information on the Nazis

c)

There are six different Directorates to the Agency

d)

There were six important spies that lost their lives, so they named the agency "MI6" in honor of them

41.

Who did MI6 train during WW2?

a)

US Agents

b)

French Military Men

c)

Russian Soldiers

d)

The English Navy

42.

What made the British public anxious?

a)

They found out MI6 had double agents working for them since the 1930s

b)

They found out that the USSR had created nuclear weapons that were capable of destroying cities

c)

They found out that Hitler imprisoned many of the British soldiers

d)

They found out what that Russia had sent spies to Britain to try to gain information

43.

What does MI5 handle?

a)

Recruiting spies for the MI6

b)

Internal Security and Domestic Counterintelligence

c)

Protecting Political Officials

d)

Capturing Double Agents from the USSR

44.

What does KGB stand for in English? (Put in all Lowercase Letters)

(a)  

45.

What does KGB stand for in Russian?

a)

Komitet Gosudarstvennoy Bezopasnosti

b)

Kermit Gordon Bartier

c)

Kelilian Gerymandera Bettresan

d)

Kopilsan Guterimer Botuyoski

46.

What was the KGB used for in Russia?

a)

Organization for Foreign Intelligence and Domestic Security

b)

Hiring Spies and Double Agents

c)

Arresting traitors and imposters

d)

Electing Governors to sit on the Executive Panel for the NKVD

47.

What was the KGB established?

a)

1954

b)

1956

c)

1958

d)

1955

48.

When was a Pre-KGB in existence?

a)

The first days of the Bolshevik (Communist) Government in December of 1917

b)

The first days of the Bolshevik (Communist) Government in August of 1917

c)

The first days of the Bolshevik (Communist) Government in December of 1918

d)

The first days of the Bolshevik (Communist) Government in August of 1918

49.

What was the Pre-KGB used for?

a)

Investigate counterrevolution and sabotage but also quickly assumed the responsibility for arresting, imprisoning, and executing "enemies of the state"

b)

Spy on the US as Russia grew suspicious of their development in nuclear weapons

c)

Spy on the Nazis during WW2

d)

Go to China to form an alliance against the US

50.

In 1941, what two government ministries did the state security move under? (SELECT TWO)

a)

Ministry of Internal Affairs (MVD)

b)

Ministry of State Security (MGB)

c)

Ministry of Investigative Operations (MPI)

d)

Ministry of Counterintelligence (MBY)

e)

Ministry of External Espionage (MNP)

51.

Who was responsible for the early nuclear weapons program and the intelligence operations in Russia?

a)

Lavrenty Beria (Head of MVD)

b)

Bennitoy Tomskui (Head of MGB)

c)

Poilest Kobernen (Head of KGB)

d)

Lobertent Monertuy (Head of USSR)

52.

Who supervised the MGB?

a)

V.S. Abakumov

b)

V.S. Kamubak

c)

V.S. Moklunom

d)

V.S. Putineres

53.

What was the MBG responsible for?

a)

Spy operations and ensuring loyalty of the Officers

b)

Developing nuclear weapons

c)

Developing a communist government for Russia

d)

Hunting down any Traitors in Russia

54.

There were at least (a)   (number) Soviet Spies in the US nuclear program in the 1940's

55.

There could have been as many as (a)   (number) spies in the US Government in the 1940's.

56.

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)  

57.

What happened when Joseph Stalin died?

a)

Beria was taken out of his position and executed

b)

Beria replaced Stalin as the communist leader of the USSR

c)

Beria carried on with Stalin's legacy and began sending more spies over to the US

d)

Beria was thrown into prison for treason and sentenced to life

58.

What happened after Beria had been executed?

a)

the KBG was created

b)

A new socialist leader was elected for Russia

c)

the MI6 was established

d)

the US was able to capture Russian spies in America

59.

What was the KBG created to do?

a)

"serve as the 'sword and shield for the Communist Party'"

b)

"serve as the 'sword and shield for the USSR'"

c)

"serve as the 'cause of American demise'"

d)

"serve as the 'world's most powerful information gathering agency'"