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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. Why does Nikola Tesla choose room 207 at the Alta Vista Hotel?
(a) It is the only room available.
(b) The number 207 is divisible by three and one flight up.
(c) It has a window.
(d) The number 207 reminds him of his mother.

2. For whom does Nikola Tesla say he will build a villa in New York City?
(a) Marguerite Merington.
(b) Katherine Johnson.
(c) Ann Morgan.
(d) Nellie Melba.

3. What is Nikola Tesla's first job accomplishment with Thomas Edison?
(a) He invents new types of light bulbs.
(b) He improves direct current.
(c) He improves Edison's laboratory.
(d) He fixes a ship's lighting plant.

4. In what city does Nikola Tesla find a job in 1881?
(a) Munich.
(b) Vienna.
(c) Budapest.
(d) Prague.

5. Why are balloons ordered?
(a) To hoist stationary antennae into the air.
(b) To anchor the equipment.
(c) For the enjoyment of local children.
(d) To celebrate the completion of an experiment.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to horses when Nikola Tesla is running his Colorado Springs experiments?

2. What name does Nikola Tesla call Marconi?

3. With what device does Nikola Tesla achieve tensions of about one million volts?

4. How does George Scherff feel about Nikola Tesla?

5. What happens to Nikola Tesla's laboratory in 1895?

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