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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 hope to perpetuate with his inventions?

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

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

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

5. Who planned to back Tesla's transmitter?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Why did Tesla stop working for Edison?

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

6. What did the diagram in Chapter 5 describe?

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

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

9. Who is Charles Batchellor?

10. What led Tesla to create the Tesla Coil?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What did Tesla say was his most important invention? Why was it the most important?

Essay Topic 2

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

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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