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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Tesla explain a vision he saw of his mother as she was dying?
(a) She came to him in spirit.
(b) It was like a painting he had seen.
(c) He had read a letter from her earlier that day.
(d) He had heard a song she sung.

2. Who planned to back Tesla's transmitter?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) Gerald Ford.
(c) Mr. Vanderbilt.
(d) J.P. Morgan.

3. What was Charles Batchellor's occupation?
(a) Assistant.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Artist.
(d) Foreman.

4. What was never completed for Tesla's transmitter?
(a) The batteries.
(b) The power voltage units.
(c) The dual transmitter.
(d) The tower.

5. What did Edison call his offer to Tesla?
(a) A warranted fee.
(b) A ridiculous mistake.
(c) An impossible feat.
(d) A practical joke.

6. Which of Tesla's inventions was first given support?
(a) The magnetic field motor.
(b) The arc lamp.
(c) The perpetual motion machine.
(d) The induction motor.

7. Which of these did Telsa hope his transmitter could control?
(a) The weather.
(b) The earth's temperature.
(c) The economy.
(d) The water levels.

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

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

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

11. What made Tesla indispensible to the company he worked for in Paris?
(a) His kind demeanor.
(b) His hard work.
(c) His skills.
(d) His linguistic abilities.

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

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

14. What question was Tesla often asked?
(a) Why do you not have a family?
(b) Which invention is the most important?
(c) Where do your ideas come from?
(d) How did you find success?

15. What did Tesla hope to transmit?
(a) All of these.
(b) Images.
(c) Locations.
(d) Sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla say most people did not observe closely enough?

2. What kind of machine did Tesla want to make to mimic humans?

3. What did Tesla say would end all wars?

4. Why did Tesla move to Paris?

5. What did Tesla say about what was being formed while he was writing this book?

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