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

2. For what does Nikola offer a plan to redesign for Edison?
(a) Electrical systems for ships.
(b) The electric light bulb.
(c) His dynamos.
(d) His direct current laboratory.

3. What does Nikola Tesla ask Westinghouse to do with their royalties agreement?
(a) Tear it up.
(b) Double the value.
(c) Sell it.
(d) Split it.

4. In what year does Nikola Tesla go to work for Thomas Edison's subsidiary in Paris?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1880.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. In what subject does Nikola Tesla excel in high school?

4. What does Thomas Edison do to try to quash the acquisition of Nikola Tesla's invention?

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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