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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Final Decades: Chapter 5, Remnants.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year is the Wardenclyffe tower blown up?
(a) 1918.
(b) 1916.
(c) 1915.
(d) 1917.

2. What major German invention in 1896 is most likely predated by Nikola Tesla's version?
(a) The fluorescent light bulb.
(b) The radio.
(c) The vacuum tube.
(d) The x-ray.

3. With what bird is Nikola Tesla enamored?
(a) Blue jay.
(b) Robin.
(c) Pigeon.
(d) Swallow.

4. Where is the Palm Room?
(a) In the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
(b) In the Plaza Hotel.
(c) In the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
(d) In the St. Regis Hotel.

5. On what invention does Nikola Tesla claim he is working?
(a) A new electronic dynamo for AC power.
(b) A new remote controlled boat.
(c) A new form of atomic energy.
(d) A new type of electric generation tube.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Nikola Tesla take passage on the ship Saturnia?

2. In Chapter 13, what is the invention that most fascinates Nikola Tesla followers?

3. What name does Nikola Tesla call Marconi?

4. With what planet does Nikola Tesla say communication can be made?

5. What do scientists and engineers worldwide do for Nikola Tesla's 75th birthday?

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