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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 demonstrate with thousands of high-frequency volts running through his body?
(a) Moonlight.
(b) A fluorescent light bulb.
(c) The light on Mars.
(d) A working model of the incandescent sun.

2. What type of engine does Nikola Tesla invent in Chapter 12, "Robots"?
(a) A steam driven engine.
(b) A water engine.
(c) A solar engine.
(d) A vacuum engine.

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

4. For what type of transmission is Nikola Tesla's research a precursor in around 1895?
(a) Radio wave.
(b) Electromechanical.
(c) Microwave.
(d) Convection.

5. Why is Nikola Tesla's vacuum tube unsuitable for laboratory research?
(a) It is too small.
(b) It is difficult to adjust.
(c) It is too large.
(d) It is too expensive.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. With what planet does Nikola Tesla say communication can be made?

3. In what 1896 publication is there speculation about Nikola Tesla's status with women?

4. To what group does Nikola Tesla give a lecture about mechanical electrical oscillators on August 25, 1893?

5. In what year does the Tesla Electric Company open?

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