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

2. In what city does Nikola Tesla find a job in 1881?
(a) Budapest.
(b) Prague.
(c) Vienna.
(d) Munich.

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

4. In what subject does Nikola Tesla excel in high school?
(a) Art.
(b) Math.
(c) Science.
(d) Social studies.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In the year 1888, who buys Nikola Tesla's patents to use in his electric company?

3. What event takes Nikola Tesla away from radio research in 1893?

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

5. Where is the Palm Room?

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