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

2. What was Tesla's next step in development after the remote control technology came about?
(a) To market it.
(b) To make it accessible.
(c) To extend the range.
(d) To lighten the load.

3. What was the first remote controlled device Tesla made?
(a) Boats.
(b) Radios.
(c) Planes.
(d) Cars.

4. What did Tesla think would power the humanoid machine?
(a) Gasoline.
(b) The World Wirless System.
(c) Batteries.
(d) Solar power.

5. What did Tesla never strive to do with his inventions?
(a) Replace old inventions.
(b) Make himself famous.
(c) Take away from mankind.
(d) Accept all credit.

6. How did Tesla get the money to move somewhere to launch his invention?
(a) He cashed out his inheritance.
(b) He emptied his bank account.
(c) He took out a loan.
(d) He sold all his possessions.

7. Where did Tesla finally go to launch his great invention?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Russia.
(c) America.
(d) England.

8. Why did Tesla's transmitter backer withdraw their support?
(a) It is not stated.
(b) It cost too much.
(c) It was taking too long.
(d) It was too risky.

9. What did Tesla say was the real reason for the transmitter not being completed?
(a) It would cause political problems.
(b) It was not yet time.
(c) It was not properly thought out.
(d) It was too powerful.

10. What kind of machine did Tesla want to make to mimic humans?
(a) Stationary.
(b) Binary.
(c) Automatic.
(d) Telepathic.

11. Tesla compared humans to ____________.
(a) Electrical fields.
(b) Robots.
(c) Gods.
(d) Machines.

12. What did Tesla say most people did not observe closely enough?
(a) Their thoughts.
(b) Their physical nature.
(c) Their futures.
(d) Their origins.

13. What problem did Tesla run into when first manufacturing his induction motors?
(a) They were not cost effective.
(b) They were not widely popular.
(c) They ran on a low frequency.
(d) They were hard to create.

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

15. What did Tesla call the field created by his transmitter?
(a) World Wide Web.
(b) World Wireless Net.
(c) World Wireless System
(d) World System.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tesla plan to control the machine that mimicked humans?

2. What did Tesla get bogged down by while trying to create a great invention?

3. How was Tesla received when he first tried to sell his remote control technology?

4. Why did Tesla move to Paris?

5. Whom did Tesla defend at the end of Chapter 5?

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