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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Beginning: Chapter 3, AC/DC and a Flaming Sword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what author is Nikola Tesla introduced while ill as a child?
(a) Robert Browning.
(b) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Herman Melville.

2. What type of electrical service does Thomas Edison supply to people?
(a) Hydroelectric current.
(b) Indirect current.
(c) Alternating current.
(d) Direct current.

3. What does Thomas Edison do to try to quash the acquisition of Nikola Tesla's invention?
(a) He conducts a smear campaign against Westinghouse and alternating current.
(b) He buys out Nikola Tesla.
(c) He offers Tesla stock in his company.
(d) He meets with George Westinghouse.

4. What type of motor does Nikola Tesla conceive of while walking in the park?
(a) A gas powered motor.
(b) A DC motor.
(c) An AC motor.
(d) A pulley motor.

5. Who helps to found the Tesla Society around 1956?
(a) Leland Anderson.
(b) D. McFarlan Moore.
(c) Louis Cohen.
(d) Gano Dunn.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does Nikola Tesla go to work for Thomas Edison's subsidiary in Paris?

2. Where is the Palm Room?

3. What reward does Thomas Edison offer Nikola Tesla for completing the work with the dynamo?

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

5. After World War II, much of Nikola Tesla's library materials are shipped where?

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