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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 2, Mars & Robots.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What happens when Nikola Tesla visits an official in Washington to offer a robotic invention to the government?
(a) The official tells him someone already approached the government.
(b) The official laughs at Nikola Tesla.
(c) The official accepts the research.
(d) The official asks for more research.

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

5. In what 1896 publication is there speculation about Nikola Tesla's status with women?
(a) The Electrical Review.
(b) The Wall Street Journal.
(c) The Electrical Times.
(d) The New York Times.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what field does Nikola Tesla pioneer inventions while the Nobel Prize goes to three others?

2. What is Nikola Tesla doing in Europe when he conceives the idea that man could produce electric storms?

3. Who adores Nikola Tesla for his many charms?

4. For what does Nikola offer a plan to redesign for Edison?

5. Why is Nikola Tesla's vacuum tube unsuitable for laboratory research?

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