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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 year does the U.S. Supreme Court strike down the Marconi Company patents for the invention of radio?
(a) 1941.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1945.

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

3. Why is Nikola Tesla's vacuum tube unsuitable for laboratory research?
(a) It is difficult to adjust.
(b) It is too small.
(c) It is too large.
(d) It is too expensive.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who adores Nikola Tesla for his many charms?

3. How does George Scherff feel about Nikola Tesla?

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

5. What accomplishment occurs at Niagara Falls in 1895?

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