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

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

3. What does Nikola Tesla invent that is used in Rahway, New Jersey?
(a) A DC motor.
(b) A new generator.
(c) A new light bulb.
(d) The Tesla arc lamp.

4. In Chapter 6, "Order of the Flaming Sword," how does Nikola Tesla share his inventions of electricity in a vacuum tube with other scientists?
(a) He sends out letters to the scientists.
(b) He has a newspaper reporter write about them.
(c) He conducts lectures with demonstrations.
(d) He publishes articles in magazines.

5. At what age does Nikola Tesla take passage on the ship Saturnia?
(a) 28.
(b) 24.
(c) 29.
(d) 26.

Short Answer Questions

1. What science is always at the forefront of Nikola Tesla's work?

2. What reward does Thomas Edison offer Nikola Tesla for completing the work with the dynamo?

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

4. What trait is suspected by some about Nikola Tesla during the Gilded Age?

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

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