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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) Herman Melville.
(b) Mark Twain.
(c) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) Robert Browning.

2. After World War II, much of Nikola Tesla's library materials are shipped where?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) London, England.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

3. What is Nikola Tesla's first job accomplishment with Thomas Edison?
(a) He fixes a ship's lighting plant.
(b) He improves direct current.
(c) He invents new types of light bulbs.
(d) He improves Edison's laboratory.

4. What profession does Nikola Tesla's father expect him to follow?
(a) Clergyman.
(b) Policeman.
(c) Lawyer.
(d) Doctor.

5. What reward does Thomas Edison offer Nikola Tesla for completing the work with the dynamo?
(a) Vacation days.
(b) Stock in Thomas Edison's company.
(c) A $50,000 bonus.
(d) A $10/week raise.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does a group of men offer Tesla the opportunity to do?

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

3. In Chapter 6, "Order of the Flaming Sword," how does Nikola Tesla share his inventions of electricity in a vacuum tube with other scientists?

4. How does Thomas Edison use electrocution as a political weapon?

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

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