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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Beginning: Chapter 3, AC/DC and a Flaming Sword.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In what year does the Tesla Electric Company open?
(a) 1876.
(b) 1887.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1900.

3. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to his laboratory at midnight to view his experiments?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(c) Marguerite Merrington.
(d) William K. Vanderbuilt.

4. What profession does Nikola Tesla's father expect him to follow?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Clergyman.
(c) Policeman.
(d) Lawyer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year is Nikola Tesla born?

2. By 1981, how many patents does Nikola Tesla get for AC electric systems?

3. What personality difference jeopardizes the relationship between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?

4. Who helps to found the Tesla Society around 1956?

5. What does Nikola Tesla invent that is used in Rahway, New Jersey?

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