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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. What happens to patents filed by Nikola Tesla in 1922?
(a) They are used in his current invention projects.
(b) They are stolen by competitors.
(c) They are all completed.
(d) They enter the common domain because they are not completed.

2. Where does Charles Batchelor encourage Nikola Tesla to go?
(a) To Munich.
(b) To London.
(c) To America.
(d) To Paris.

3. Where is the Palm Room?
(a) In the Hyatt Regency Hotel.
(b) In the Plaza Hotel.
(c) In the Waldorf Astoria Hotel.
(d) In the St. Regis Hotel.

4. At what game does Nikola Tesla become skilled?
(a) Polo.
(b) Billiards.
(c) Chess.
(d) Horseshoes.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the location of the tower that Nikola Tesla builds for his experiment on Long Island?

2. Who writes letters to Nikola Tesla from around the country, trying to encourage him about better health?

3. What is the name of the lamp that Nikola Tesla invents?

4. Who arranges a party for Nikola Tesla's 75th birthday in 1931?

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?

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