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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 1, The Beginning: Chapter 4, Radio & High Society.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what city does Nikola Tesla study after running out of funds for college?
(a) Prague.
(b) Munich.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Graz.

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

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

4. What is the name of the lamp that Nikola Tesla invents?
(a) Zirconia-button lamp.
(b) Diamond-button lamp.
(c) Ruby-button lamp.
(d) Carbon-button lamp.

5. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to his laboratory at midnight to view his experiments?
(a) Marguerite Merrington.
(b) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) William K. Vanderbuilt.

Short Answer Questions

1. At what age does Nikola Tesla take passage on the ship Saturnia?

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

3. To what author is Nikola Tesla introduced while ill as a child?

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

5. What is Nikola Tesla's first job accomplishment with Thomas Edison?

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