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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 5, Radio & Age 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what group does Nikola Tesla give a lecture about mechanical electrical oscillators on August 25, 1893?
(a) The International Congress.
(b) The engineers at the Chicago World's Fair.
(c) The United States Congress.
(d) The Electrical Congress.

2. How does Nikola Tesla sometimes feel because he has not married?
(a) Happy.
(b) Lonely.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Elusive.

3. In Chapter 13, what is the invention that most fascinates Nikola Tesla followers?
(a) The transmitter.
(b) The remote controlled ship.
(c) The valve.
(d) The Copper Button Lamp.

4. What does Nikola Tesla invent that is used in Rahway, New Jersey?
(a) The Tesla arc lamp.
(b) A DC motor.
(c) A new generator.
(d) A new light bulb.

5. How does George Scherff feel about Nikola Tesla?
(a) He worships him.
(b) He detests him.
(c) He feels sorry for him.
(d) He feels nothing for him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what city does Nikola Tesla give a lecture to the Institution of Electrical Engineers?

2. What type of electrical service does Thomas Edison supply to people?

3. What personality difference jeopardizes the relationship between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?

4. How many accidents does Nikola Tesla say he has in a year?

5. What type of motor does Nikola Tesla conceive of while walking in the park?

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