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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what age does Nikola Tesla take passage on the ship Saturnia?
(a) 26.
(b) 24.
(c) 29.
(d) 28.

2. How does Nikola Tesla sometimes feel because he has not married?
(a) Happy.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Elusive.
(d) Frustrated.

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

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

5. What happens to Nikola Tesla when he steps onto his experimental platform in his laboratory?
(a) He shudders.
(b) He is burned.
(c) He loses consciousness.
(d) He is fine.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What type of electrical service does Thomas Edison supply to people?

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

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

5. What type of engine does Nikola Tesla invent in Chapter 12, "Robots"?

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