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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. After World War II, much of Nikola Tesla's library materials are shipped where?
(a) Paris, France.
(b) Washington, D.C.
(c) London, England.
(d) Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

2. What happens to Nikola Tesla when he steps onto his experimental platform in his laboratory?
(a) He loses consciousness.
(b) He is fine.
(c) He is burned.
(d) He shudders.

3. How tall is Nikola Tesla in the year 1893?
(a) Six feet.
(b) Six feet six inches.
(c) Six feet four inches.
(d) Five feet two inches.

4. What accomplishment occurs at Niagara Falls in 1895?
(a) George Westinghouse begins a new company.
(b) Westinghouse is ready to deliver 15,000 horsepower of electricity.
(c) Electrical lines are strung over the falls.
(d) GE delivers electricity first.

5. In Chapter 6, "Order of the Flaming Sword," how does Nikola Tesla share his inventions of electricity in a vacuum tube with other scientists?
(a) He conducts lectures with demonstrations.
(b) He publishes articles in magazines.
(c) He sends out letters to the scientists.
(d) He has a newspaper reporter write about them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Nikola Tesla describe in detail the principles of radio broadcasting?

2. What does a group of men offer Tesla the opportunity to do?

3. In what year does the Tesla Electric Company open?

4. In Chapter 10, "An Error of Judgment," to what does Nikola Tesla expose his head frequently?

5. Who helps to found the Tesla Society around 1956?

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