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What kind of transmitter was Tesla working on when he wrote this book? (from The Magnifying Transmitter)

Oscillating.

Electric.

Magnifying.

Magnetic.

What did Tesla get bogged down by while trying to create a great invention? (from The Discovery of the Tesla Coil and Transformer)

Bureaucratics.

Financial problems.

Copyrights and patents.

A lack of time.

Why did Tesla say most people would never be able to explain strange experiences? (from The Art of Teleautomatics)

All of these.

They were too quick to judge.

They were not educated.

They did not observe their thoughts.

How much was Tesla promised from Edison? (from The Discovery of the Tesla Coil and Transformer)

$5,000.

$10,000.

$50,000.

$500.

How did Tesla explain a vision he saw of his mother as she was dying? (from The Art of Teleautomatics)

He had read a letter from her earlier that day.

She came to him in spirit.

He had heard a song she sung.

It was like a painting he had seen.

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