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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. How does Thomas Edison use electrocution as a political weapon?
(a) He refers publicly to an electrocuted prisoner as being "Westinghoused."
(b) He electrocutes birds.
(c) He sues Nikola Tesla for patent infringement.
(d) He publishes a newspaper article.

2. In what country is Nikola Tesla born?
(a) Croatia.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Romania.
(d) Serbia.

3. For what does Nikola offer a plan to redesign for Edison?
(a) Electrical systems for ships.
(b) His dynamos.
(c) His direct current laboratory.
(d) The electric light bulb.

4. What system of Nikola Tesla's invention allows alternating current to be delivered?
(a) Fluorescent bulb system.
(b) Polyphase system.
(c) Voltage system.
(d) DC system.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what game does Nikola Tesla become skilled?

2. What science is always at the forefront of Nikola Tesla's work?

3. What trait is suspected by some about Nikola Tesla during the Gilded Age?

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

5. For whom does Nikola Tesla say he will build a villa in New York City?

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