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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla do every day in Paris before going to work?

2. What did Tesla do to get recognized in his new job after moving from Prague?

3. What did Tesla want his transmitter to be used for?

4. Whom did Charles Batchellor work for?

5. What was never completed for Tesla's transmitter?

Short Essay Questions

1. What led Tesla to create the Tesla Coil?

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

3. What did Tesla say was the root cause of war?

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

5. How did Tesla feel about the League of Nations, and why?

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

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

8. Who is Charles Batchellor?

9. How did Tesla explain the vision he had of his mother as she was dying?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Belonging and security were two themes present in this book. Where did these themes appear, and which people were most motivated by them?

Essay Topic 2

Tesla and Edison were two very similar people. Yet, they had some very notable and important differences. Using the text to cite for support, write a compare/contrast essay about these two inventors.

Essay Topic 3

How did Tesla go about choosing his career in life? What impact did this have on his future?

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