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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 the year 1888, who buys Nikola Tesla's patents to use in his electric company?
(a) Dr. B.A. Behrend.
(b) Thomas Edison.
(c) George Westinghouse.
(d) Mark Twain.

2. What does Thomas Edison do to try to quash the acquisition of Nikola Tesla's invention?
(a) He conducts a smear campaign against Westinghouse and alternating current.
(b) He meets with George Westinghouse.
(c) He buys out Nikola Tesla.
(d) He offers Tesla stock in his company.

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

4. To what author is Nikola Tesla introduced while ill as a child?
(a) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(b) Herman Melville.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Robert Browning.

5. Who helps to found the Tesla Society around 1956?
(a) D. McFarlan Moore.
(b) Louis Cohen.
(c) Gano Dunn.
(d) Leland Anderson.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After World War II, much of Nikola Tesla's library materials are shipped where?

3. In what country is Nikola Tesla born?

4. What happens to Nikola Tesla when he steps onto his experimental platform in his laboratory?

5. What type of electrical service does Thomas Edison supply to people?

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