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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Dr. Eisenbud suggest about Nikola Tesla's mental condition?
(a) He is neurotic.
(b) He is psychotic.
(c) He is schizophrenic.
(d) He is obsessive compulsive.

2. How old is writer Kenneth M. Swezey when he arrives in New York City?
(a) 24.
(b) 19.
(c) 15.
(d) 20.

3. What is being manufactured at Wardenclyffe?
(a) Lightning generators.
(b) Medical coils.
(c) Copper button lamps.
(d) Radios.

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

5. Who tries to learn the secret of animosity between Nikola Tesla and professor Pupin?
(a) Katherine Johnson.
(b) George Westinghouse.
(c) Scherff.
(d) Dragislav L. Petkovic.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who finds Nikola Tesla dead in his bed on January 8?

2. In what year does Nikola Tesla become very feeble?

3. In 1915, who builds a radio station for the U.S. Naval Radio Service?

4. Who broadcasts voice and music programs in 1906 and 1907 based on Nikola Tesla's radio design and principles?

5. Where are the plans for Nikola Tesla's "aeromobile"?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 17, "The Great Radio Controversy," what court rules that Nikola Tesla is the inventor of radio, rather than William Marconi?

2. As described in Chapter 28, "Death and Transfiguration," why is Nikola Tesla caught in the middle of politics with regard to the role of Yugoslavia in World War II?

3. In the face of what is termed the 1903 "Rich Man's Panic," how does Scherff advise Nikola Tesla to leverage one of his inventions to raise funds?

4. After 1915, why does Nikola work for two companies as described in Chapter 20, "Flying Stove"?

5. In Chapter 26, "Corks on Water," explain why J.P. Morgan will not invest in proposals Nikola Tesla makes after the election of Franklin D. Roosevelt.

6. In Chapter 27, "Cosmic Communion," for what purpose does Nikola Tesla use his birthday parties during his eightieth decade?

7. In Chapter 22, "The Guest of Honor," what are B.A. Behrend's motives in persuading the AIEE to award the Edison Medal to Nikola Tesla?

8. What use does Nikola describe for radar in Chapter 21, "Radar"?

9. In Chapter 15, "Magnificent and Doomed," what trickery does Nikola Tesla use in pictures in a published article to give the impression that he is impervious to the lighting generated at his Colorado Springs laboratory?

10. What influence does Nikola have on some Canadians with respect to wireless electric power generation?

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