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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 is Nikola Tesla's first job accomplishment with Thomas Edison?
(a) He improves direct current.
(b) He fixes a ship's lighting plant.
(c) He improves Edison's laboratory.
(d) He invents new types of light bulbs.

2. What personality difference jeopardizes the relationship between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?
(a) They have different schedules.
(b) They have different hygiene.
(c) They solve problems differently.
(d) They have different religious beliefs.

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

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

5. In Chapter 10, "An Error of Judgment," to what does Nikola Tesla expose his head frequently?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Sun.
(c) Radio waves.
(d) Atoms.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nikola Tesla doing in Europe when he conceives the idea that man could produce electric storms?

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

3. For what type of transmission is Nikola Tesla's research a precursor in around 1895?

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

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

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