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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 1, Ethics & Error in Tesla's Path.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who adores Nikola Tesla for his many charms?
(a) The Robert Underwood Johnsons.
(b) The George Westinghouses.
(c) The Thomas Commerfod Martins.
(d) The Thomas Edisons.

3. Who helps to found the Tesla Society around 1956?
(a) D. McFarlan Moore.
(b) Gano Dunn.
(c) Louis Cohen.
(d) Leland Anderson.

4. What science is always at the forefront of Nikola Tesla's work?
(a) Thermodynamics.
(b) Electricity.
(c) Physics.
(d) Nuclear fission.

5. In the year 1888, who buys Nikola Tesla's patents to use in his electric company?
(a) Dr. B.A. Behrend.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) George Westinghouse.

Short Answer Questions

1. By 1981, how many patents does Nikola Tesla get for AC electric systems?

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

3. Why is Nikola Tesla's vacuum tube unsuitable for laboratory research?

4. How tall is Nikola Tesla in the year 1893?

5. How does Nikola Tesla sometimes feel because he has not married?

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