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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Art of Teleautomatics.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Tesla move to after living in Prague?
(a) Marseille.
(b) Venice.
(c) St. Petersburg.
(d) Budapest.

2. What did Tesla describe getting permission to install?
(a) A window.
(b) A doorknob.
(c) A light fixture.
(d) A door bell.

3. What did Tesla say inspired his earlier inventions?
(a) Old paintings.
(b) Existing devices.
(c) Lectures from his father.
(d) Dreams.

4. What almost caused Tesla to quit his studies at the Polytechnic School?
(a) His teachers's suggestions.
(b) His illnesses.
(c) The bullying he received there.
(d) His father's lack of encouragement.

5. Which invention of Tesla's was not widely used?
(a) All of these.
(b) The induction motor.
(c) The arc lamp.
(d) The Tesla Coil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla do every day in Paris before going to work?

2. In what setting did Tesla think his mother was trapped?

3. What problem did Tesla run into when first manufacturing his induction motors?

4. How did Tesla explain a vision he saw of his mother as she was dying?

5. How was Tesla punished for ruining a woman's dress?

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