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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tesla study the impact of his Wireless System?

2. What was Tesla's next step in development after the remote control technology came about?

3. What did Tesla get bogged down by while trying to create a great invention?

4. Why did Tesla say most people would never be able to explain strange experiences?

5. How did Tesla explain a vision he saw of his mother as she was dying?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Charles Batchellor?

2. What did the Tesla Coil do?

3. How did Tesla feel about the League of Nations, and why?

4. What did the diagram in Chapter 5 describe?

5. What happened when some Americans in Paris first offered to back Tesla's motor invention?

6. How far reaching would the transmitter's field reach, according to Tesla?

7. How did Tesla explain the vision he had of his mother as she was dying?

8. What happened when Tesla presented his remote control technology to the military?

9. Why did Tesla stop working for Edison?

10. What did Tesla do when he created the Tesla Electric Company?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the people involved?

Essay Topic 2

What were some of the strange quirks that Tesla had, and how did the people around him respond to these things?

Essay Topic 3

How did Tesla go about choosing his career in life? What impact did this have on his future?

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