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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 say was the cause of war?

2. What kind of field was created by the transmitter?

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

4. How much was Tesla promised from Edison?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Tesla stop working for Edison?

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

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

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

5. Why did Tesla choose to move to New York?

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

7. What happened when Tesla presented his remote control technology to the military?

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

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

10. How did Tesla end his autobiography?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Tesla overcome his deepest sickness in life, and what changed in his personality in response to this?

Essay Topic 2

What were Tesla's ideas about war, and how did these ideas come to be?

Essay Topic 3

Diversity was a major theme in this book as many different lifestyles and ranks in society were involved. How was this theme shown in this book, and why do you think the author felt it was so important?

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