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

2. In what city does Nikola Tesla study after running out of funds for college?
(a) Munich.
(b) Prague.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Graz.

3. To what group does Nikola Tesla give a lecture about mechanical electrical oscillators on August 25, 1893?
(a) The Electrical Congress.
(b) The United States Congress.
(c) The International Congress.
(d) The engineers at the Chicago World's Fair.

4. By 1981, how many patents does Nikola Tesla get for AC electric systems?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 40.
(d) 35.

5. What is the name of the lamp that Nikola Tesla invents?
(a) Ruby-button lamp.
(b) Diamond-button lamp.
(c) Zirconia-button lamp.
(d) Carbon-button lamp.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what country is Nikola Tesla born?

3. Where does Charles Batchelor encourage Nikola Tesla to go?

4. In what year does Nikola Tesla go to work for Thomas Edison's subsidiary in Paris?

5. What reward does Thomas Edison offer Nikola Tesla for completing the work with the dynamo?

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