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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 6, Nobel Stove.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does a group of men offer Tesla the opportunity to do?
(a) Buy Thomas Edison's company.
(b) Invest in other businesses.
(c) Form his own company.
(d) Travel in Europe.

3. What type of motor does Nikola Tesla conceive of while walking in the park?
(a) A pulley motor.
(b) A DC motor.
(c) An AC motor.
(d) A gas powered motor.

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

5. What type of electrical service does Thomas Edison supply to people?
(a) Indirect current.
(b) Alternating current.
(c) Direct current.
(d) Hydroelectric current.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the U.S. Supreme Court strike down the Marconi Company patents for the invention of radio?

2. Where is the Palm Room?

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

4. What happens when Nikola Tesla visits an official in Washington to offer a robotic invention to the government?

5. What does Nikola Tesla demonstrate with thousands of high-frequency volts running through his body?

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