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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 3, The Final Decades: Chapter 3, Birthday Corks.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who uses Nikola Tesla's 1900 radio patent to signal the letter "S" across the Atlantic ocean?
(a) Marconi.
(b) Westinghouse.
(c) Scherff.
(d) Edison.

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

3. What does Dr. Eisenbud suggest about Nikola Tesla's mental condition?
(a) He is obsessive compulsive.
(b) He is schizophrenic.
(c) He is psychotic.
(d) He is neurotic.

4. What happens to horses when Nikola Tesla is running his Colorado Springs experiments?
(a) They die.
(b) They go berserk, feeling shocks through their metal shoes.
(c) They starve.
(d) They return to the barn.

5. In what year does Nikola Tesla finally sue Marconi?
(a) 1917.
(b) 1920.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1915.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of engine does Nikola Tesla invent in Chapter 12, "Robots"?

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

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

4. How does Nikola Tesla sometimes feel because he has not married?

5. How many accidents does Nikola Tesla say he has in a year?

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