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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 5, Radio & Age 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Nikola Tesla feel when he sees his experiment in progress?
(a) Scared.
(b) Blissful.
(c) Nervous.
(d) Excited.

2. From what financier does Nikola Tesla choose NOT to accept funds?
(a) George Westinghouse.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) J. Pierpont Morgan.
(d) Robert Underwood Johnson.

3. What major German invention in 1896 is most likely predated by Nikola Tesla's version?
(a) The radio.
(b) The x-ray.
(c) The vacuum tube.
(d) The fluorescent light bulb.

4. In 1906, what type of model does Nikola Tesla build?
(a) A new AC dynamo.
(b) A magnesium copper lamp.
(c) A new lightning machine.
(d) A bladeless turbine.

5. What does Nikola Tesla need now to capitalize on his 1906 invention?
(a) Inventory.
(b) A business manager.
(c) A manufacturing plant.
(d) Capital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Nikola Tesla in the year 1893?

2. What type of motor does Nikola Tesla conceive of while walking in the park?

3. To what group does Nikola Tesla give a lecture about mechanical electrical oscillators on August 25, 1893?

4. Who broadcasts voice and music programs in 1906 and 1907 based on Nikola Tesla's radio design and principles?

5. With what device does Nikola Tesla achieve tensions of about one million volts?

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