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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. What profession does Nikola Tesla's father expect him to follow?
(a) Doctor.
(b) Lawyer.
(c) Clergyman.
(d) Policeman.

2. At what game does Nikola Tesla become skilled?
(a) Chess.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) Billiards.
(d) Polo.

3. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to his laboratory at midnight to view his experiments?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) William K. Vanderbuilt.
(c) Marguerite Merrington.
(d) Robert Underwood Johnson.

4. What type of electrical service does Thomas Edison supply to people?
(a) Direct current.
(b) Alternating current.
(c) Indirect current.
(d) Hydroelectric current.

5. What does Nikola Tesla ask Westinghouse to do with their royalties agreement?
(a) Split it.
(b) Double the value.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Tear it up.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nikola Tesla's first job accomplishment with Thomas Edison?

2. What system of Nikola Tesla's invention allows alternating current to be delivered?

3. To what author is Nikola Tesla introduced while ill as a child?

4. How does George Scherff feel about Nikola Tesla?

5. At what age does Nikola Tesla take passage on the ship Saturnia?

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