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

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

3. In what country is Nikola Tesla born?
(a) Hungary.
(b) Romania.
(c) Serbia.
(d) Croatia.

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

5. What personality difference jeopardizes the relationship between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?
(a) They have different schedules.
(b) They have different religious beliefs.
(c) They have different hygiene.
(d) They solve problems differently.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who later demonstrates the correctness of Nikola Tesla's theory of cosmic rays as high-energy subatomic particles that could make other substances radioactive?

2. In what year does Ernest Orlando Lawrence win a Nobel prize for the cyclotron, a precursor of which Nikola Tesla exhibited?

3. Where does Charles Batchelor encourage Nikola Tesla to go?

4. By 1981, how many patents does Nikola Tesla get for AC electric systems?

5. In what year is Nikola Tesla born?

(see the answer key)

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