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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 1, Ethics & Error in Tesla's Path.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what country is Nikola Tesla born?
(a) Croatia.
(b) Romania.
(c) Serbia.
(d) Hungary.

2. For what type of transmission is Nikola Tesla's research a precursor in around 1895?
(a) Radio wave.
(b) Microwave.
(c) Electromechanical.
(d) Convection.

3. What does Nikola Tesla ask Westinghouse to do with their royalties agreement?
(a) Sell it.
(b) Split it.
(c) Double the value.
(d) Tear it up.

4. In what year does Nikola Tesla go to work for Thomas Edison's subsidiary in Paris?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1883.

5. At what game does Nikola Tesla become skilled?
(a) Chess.
(b) Polo.
(c) Horseshoes.
(d) Billiards.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the lamp that Nikola Tesla invents?

2. In what 1896 publication is there speculation about Nikola Tesla's status with women?

3. Why is Nikola Tesla's vacuum tube unsuitable for laboratory research?

4. In the year 1888, who buys Nikola Tesla's patents to use in his electric company?

5. What does Thomas Edison do to try to quash the acquisition of Nikola Tesla's invention?

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