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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What did Tesla hope to perpetuate with his inventions?
(a) Knowledge.
(b) Hope.
(c) War.
(d) Progression.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Tesla sent to Germany while working in Paris?

2. What did Tesla see as a major advantage of his work when he was younger?

3. What change did Tesla make to his second transmitter?

4. Why did Tesla move to Paris?

5. Where did Tesla build his prototype transmitter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Tesla hope to change the desert with his transmitter?

2. What did the Tesla Coil do?

3. What kind of devices did Tesla think could utilize the transmitter?

4. What did Tesla do when he created the Tesla Electric Company?

5. What did Tesla do in his free time while in Strassburg?

6. How far reaching would the transmitter's field reach, according to Tesla?

7. How did Tesla think war would be different in the future and why?

8. Why did Tesla stop working for Edison?

9. What were some of the potential uses of Tesla's transmitter?

10. How did Tesla hope to prevent wars in the future?

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