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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Beginning: Chapter 4, Radio & High Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What personality difference jeopardizes the relationship between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?
(a) They have different schedules.
(b) They solve problems differently.
(c) They have different religious beliefs.
(d) They have different hygiene.

2. What does Nikola Tesla demonstrate with thousands of high-frequency volts running through his body?
(a) Moonlight.
(b) A fluorescent light bulb.
(c) The light on Mars.
(d) A working model of the incandescent sun.

3. What trait is suspected by some about Nikola Tesla during the Gilded Age?
(a) He is passive aggressive.
(b) He is bipolar.
(c) He is a virgin.
(d) He is a homosexual.

4. What does Nikola Tesla invent that is used in Rahway, New Jersey?
(a) A new generator.
(b) A DC motor.
(c) A new light bulb.
(d) The Tesla arc lamp.

5. In what city does Nikola Tesla study after running out of funds for college?
(a) Prague.
(b) Graz.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Munich.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Charles Batchelor encourage Nikola Tesla to go?

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

3. After World War II, much of Nikola Tesla's library materials are shipped where?

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

5. In what year does Nikola Tesla go to work for Thomas Edison's subsidiary in Paris?

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