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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 had just ended when Tesla was writing this book?
(a) WWI.
(b) The Depression.
(c) WWII.
(d) Slavery.

2. What did Tesla describe in Chapter 5?
(a) His daily schedule.
(b) His sources of inspiration.
(c) His plan for the future.
(d) His design for the new transmitter.

3. How did some people erroneously describe Tesla's remote control technology?
(a) Dangerous.
(b) Histerical.
(c) Radioactive.
(d) Magical.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tesla finally go to launch his great invention?

2. What was Tesla's next step in development after the remote control technology came about?

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

4. How did Tesla feel about moving to Paris?

5. Why did Tesla's transmitter backer withdraw their support?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Tesla say his transmitter was never completed?

2. How big of an impact did Tesla think his transmitter would bring?

3. How did Bauzin try to help Tesla?

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

5. Who is Charles Batchellor?

6. What kind of machine did Tesla hope to make based on his theory of outward stimuli?

7. Why did Tesla stop working for Edison?

8. Where did Tesla say the idea for most of his inventions came from?

9. What did the Tesla Coil do?

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

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