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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. In what 1896 publication is there speculation about Nikola Tesla's status with women?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The Electrical Times.
(d) The Electrical Review.

2. What is Nikola Tesla doing in Europe when he conceives the idea that man could produce electric storms?
(a) Roaming in his native mountains.
(b) Doing research in Budapest.
(c) Touring Zagreb.
(d) Visiting his mother's grave.

3. With what device does Nikola Tesla achieve tensions of about one million volts?
(a) Linear coil.
(b) Spherical coil.
(c) Cylindrical coil.
(d) Conical coil.

4. In what city does Nikola Tesla give a lecture to the Institution of Electrical Engineers?
(a) Chicago.
(b) London.
(c) Toronto.
(d) New York.

5. When the vibration of heavy current surges through the primary coil, what phenomenon is the result?
(a) Earthquake.
(b) Thunder.
(c) Lightning.
(d) Windstorm.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In 1906, what type of model does Nikola Tesla build?

3. Where is Nikola Tesla when he watches his Colorado Springs experiment?

4. Besides being an inventor, for what other role is Nikola Tesla known?

5. In Chapter 13, what is the invention that most fascinates Nikola Tesla followers?

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