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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 is Nikola Tesla doing in Europe when he conceives the idea that man could produce electric storms?
(a) Touring Zagreb.
(b) Visiting his mother's grave.
(c) Doing research in Budapest.
(d) Roaming in his native mountains.

2. Where is the National Research Council formed?
(a) Washington, DC.
(b) New York City.
(c) Boston.
(d) Chicago.

3. Why is Nikola Tesla's vacuum tube unsuitable for laboratory research?
(a) It is difficult to adjust.
(b) It is too small.
(c) It is too expensive.
(d) It is too large.

4. What New York establishment drops Nikola Tesla's membership for non-payment of bills?
(a) The Russian Tea Room.
(b) The Palms.
(c) The Regency Room.
(d) The Players' Club.

5. In what city does Nikola Tesla give a lecture to the Institution of Electrical Engineers?
(a) Toronto.
(b) London.
(c) New York.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to his laboratory at midnight to view his experiments?

5. To what periodical does Nikola Tesla write in defense of King Alexander?

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