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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. With what planet does Nikola Tesla say communication can be made?
(a) Venus.
(b) Uranus.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Mars.

2. 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 publishes articles in magazines.
(b) He sends out letters to the scientists.
(c) He conducts lectures with demonstrations.
(d) He has a newspaper reporter write about them.

3. What is Nikola Tesla's first two-way radio controlled object?
(a) Boat.
(b) Antenna.
(c) Trolley.
(d) Car.

4. What event takes Nikola Tesla away from radio research in 1893?
(a) A bad radio experiment.
(b) The World Congress.
(c) The Chicago World's Fair.
(d) A scientists' meeting in London.

5. What does a group of men offer Tesla the opportunity to do?
(a) Buy Thomas Edison's company.
(b) Invest in other businesses.
(c) Form his own company.
(d) Travel in Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. What major German invention in 1896 is most likely predated by Nikola Tesla's version?

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

3. How does Nikola Tesla sometimes feel because he has not married?

4. What type of engine does Nikola Tesla invent in Chapter 12, "Robots"?

5. What profession does Nikola Tesla's father expect him to follow?

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