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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. For whom does Nikola Tesla say he will build a villa in New York City?
(a) Katherine Johnson.
(b) Marguerite Merington.
(c) Ann Morgan.
(d) Nellie Melba.

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

3. After World War II, much of Nikola Tesla's library materials are shipped where?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) London, England.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

4. What event takes Nikola Tesla away from radio research in 1893?
(a) The World Congress.
(b) A scientists' meeting in London.
(c) A bad radio experiment.
(d) The Chicago World's Fair.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what country is Nikola Tesla born?

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

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

4. In the early 1900s, from what illness does Nikola Tesla suffer?

5. To what author is Nikola Tesla introduced while ill as a child?

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