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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tesla say would end all wars?
(a) A close of international travel.
(b) A united front.
(c) A global economy.
(d) A removal of the root cause.

2. What state held Tesla's first transmitter?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Oregon.
(d) California.

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

4. What did Tesla predict for the future at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) His invention would die with him.
(b) He would back his own project.
(c) He would be heralded as a great man.
(d) His invention would one day be used.

5. What change did Tesla make to his second transmitter?
(a) It was smaller.
(b) It had wires.
(c) It was a higher frequency.
(d) It was bigger.

6. What was Mr. Puskas's occupation?
(a) Financier.
(b) Artist.
(c) Doctor.
(d) Architect.

7. Why did Tesla quit working for Edison?
(a) Edison insulted Tesla.
(b) There was a dispute over pay.
(c) Edison refused to see Tesla's induction motor idea.
(d) Tesla insulted him.

8. Where in Germany was Tesla sent while working in Paris?
(a) Waldorf.
(b) Strassburg.
(c) Munich.
(d) Berlin.

9. Why did Tesla say most people would never be able to explain strange experiences?
(a) They were not educated.
(b) All of these.
(c) They were too quick to judge.
(d) They did not observe their thoughts.

10. Where did Tesla create his second transmitter?
(a) Alcartraz.
(b) Long Island.
(c) A Great Lake.
(d) Ellis Island.

11. What did Tesla say he was ignorant of when first getting to Paris?
(a) Inventing.
(b) Drafting.
(c) French culture.
(d) Business.

12. What does Tesla say was not easily identified in his inventions?
(a) Their use.
(b) Their dangers.
(c) Their utility.
(d) Their importance.

13. Who funded the production of Tesla's induction motors?
(a) The Tesla Machine Company.
(b) J.P. Morgan.
(c) The Westinghouse Corporation.
(d) Henry Ford.

14. What did Tesla compare the field of his transmitter to?
(a) Wires.
(b) Clouds.
(c) Bubbles.
(d) Air streams.

15. Where did Tesla go after finishing his first transmitter?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Miami.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of oscillation did Tesla strive to find?

2. How did Tesla get the money to move somewhere to launch his invention?

3. Who tried to find support for Tesla while he was in Germany?

4. Where did Tesla first try to sell his remote control technology?

5. Tesla based his ideas about human responses on ___________.

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