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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. How tall is Nikola Tesla in the year 1893?
(a) Six feet six inches.
(b) Six feet.
(c) Six feet four inches.
(d) Five feet two inches.

2. What major German invention in 1896 is most likely predated by Nikola Tesla's version?
(a) The x-ray.
(b) The fluorescent light bulb.
(c) The vacuum tube.
(d) The radio.

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

4. In Chapter 13, "Hurler of Lightning," to where does Nikola Tesla move in 1899?
(a) Denver.
(b) Boise.
(c) Colorado Springs.
(d) Phoenix.

5. In the early 1900s, from what illness does Nikola Tesla suffer?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Amnesia.
(c) Malaria.
(d) Depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a group of men offer Tesla the opportunity to do?

2. To what group does Nikola Tesla give a lecture about mechanical electrical oscillators on August 25, 1893?

3. In Chapter 10, "An Error of Judgment," to what does Nikola Tesla expose his head frequently?

4. Why does Nikola Tesla choose room 207 at the Alta Vista Hotel?

5. What accomplishment occurs at Niagara Falls in 1895?

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