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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 see as a major advantage of his work when he was younger?

2. Where did Tesla move to after living in Prague?

3. How did Tesla feel about moving to Paris?

4. What was new about Tesla's remote controlled device?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where did Tesla think his remote control technology would be best utilized?

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

7. What question was Tesla often asked about his inventions?

8. What happened when Tesla tried to get approval for a light fixture at the company in Strassburg?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Personal identity was one of the main themes in this book. Where did this theme appear, and how did its inclusion in the biography change the style of the narration?

Essay Topic 2

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four of these people and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the others around them.

Essay Topic 3

What celebrity did Tesla get most excited about meeting? Why? What happened after this meeting took place?

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