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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. In what year does the U.S. Supreme Court strike down the Marconi Company patents for the invention of radio?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1941.

2. What reward does Thomas Edison offer Nikola Tesla for completing the work with the dynamo?
(a) A $50,000 bonus.
(b) A $10/week raise.
(c) Stock in Thomas Edison's company.
(d) Vacation days.

3. Where does Charles Batchelor encourage Nikola Tesla to go?
(a) To London.
(b) To Paris.
(c) To Munich.
(d) To America.

4. In Chapter 13, what is the invention that most fascinates Nikola Tesla followers?
(a) The transmitter.
(b) The Copper Button Lamp.
(c) The valve.
(d) The remote controlled ship.

5. What happens to Nikola Tesla's laboratory in 1895?
(a) It is made larger.
(b) It is robbed.
(c) It catches fire.
(d) It is raided by police.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name does Nikola Tesla call Marconi?

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

4. In what year does Nikola Tesla describe in detail the principles of radio broadcasting?

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

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