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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who contributed $30,000 toward the building of the new research station?

2. What does Nikola Tesla send through neighboring buildings?

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

4. What is Nikola Tesla doing in Europe when he conceives the idea that man could produce electric storms?

5. How does Nikola Tesla sometimes feel because he has not married?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Nikola out in Colorado keep Scherff motivated while working at the laboratory back in New York?

2. In Chapter 10, "An Error in Judgment," describe three reasons why Nikola is almost destitute financially.

3. In Chapter 6, "Order of the Flaming Sword," Nikola Tesla develops what he calls a carbon button lamp. For what later device does the lamp serve as a prototype?

4. In Chapter 7, "Radio," why does Nikola Tesla feel the need to go home?

5. What are the six fundamental principles of modern radio, and where does Nikola Tesla demonstrate them in 1893?

6. In Chapter 3, "Immigrants of Distinction," why is Nikola Tesla's invention of alternating current so important to the world?

7. Nikola produces the first x-ray picture in America. Why does he not commercialize this discovery?

8. What contributions does Nikola believe he has made to science as a result of his magnifying oscillator experiments in Colorado Springs?

9. Nikola's demonstration of the world's first radio-controlled boat doesn't make a big splash. Why is this?

10. What invention does Nikola claim to be useful to send signals to Mars, and why is this possible?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During his life, Nikola makes many claims regarding the invention of devices designed to protect America during wartime. After his death in 1943, several people attempt to find his research papers, fearing that they may have fallen into the hands of other countries. Based on what you learned about Nikola Tesla in this book, do you think he actually completed any of these projects? Do you believe that he may have provided this information to any other countries, especially given the reluctance of the U.S. government to further them? State and justify your position with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

Nikola Tesla has learned to hobnob with high society as a way to gain access to potential investors. He is clearly eccentric and not affluent, yet he is accepted as a member of the New York "400." What reasons can you give for this? Describe your reasons why the Robert Underwood Johnson family considers him worthy of inclusion at their Lexington Avenue parties. Why are the conventions Nikola learns from socializing with the Johnsons important to his ongoing society efforts?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss two or three things that you learned as a result of reading this book -- and from all of the class and homework learning experiences. Explain the importance of what you learned in each case, and why your new knowledge might make you a different or better person as you grow older.

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