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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. With what device does Nikola Tesla achieve tensions of about one million volts?
(a) Conical coil.
(b) Linear coil.
(c) Cylindrical coil.
(d) Spherical coil.

2. How does George Scherff feel about Nikola Tesla?
(a) He detests him.
(b) He feels sorry for him.
(c) He worships him.
(d) He feels nothing for him.

3. What does Nikola Tesla believe is the greatest benefit of robots?
(a) Service to boats.
(b) Service to humanity.
(c) Service to traffic.
(d) Service to the military.

4. What magazine carries two of Nikola Tesla's designs: extracting electricity from seawater and plans for a geothermal steam plant?
(a) Everyday Science & Mechanics.
(b) Scientific American.
(c) Discovery.
(d) Popular Science.

5. To what periodical does Nikola Tesla write in defense of King Alexander?
(a) The Wall Street Journal.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Post.
(d) The Daily News.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what field does Nikola Tesla pioneer inventions while the Nobel Prize goes to three others?

3. What happens when Nikola Tesla visits an official in Washington to offer a robotic invention to the government?

4. On what is Nikola Tesla working around the time of his 75th birthday?

5. What profession does Nikola Tesla's father expect him to follow?

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