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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 believe is the greatest benefit of robots?
(a) Service to boats.
(b) Service to humanity.
(c) Service to traffic.
(d) Service to the military.

2. What type of electrical service does Thomas Edison supply to people?
(a) Hydroelectric current.
(b) Indirect current.
(c) Direct current.
(d) Alternating current.

3. How does Nikola Tesla sometimes feel because he has not married?
(a) Lonely.
(b) Elusive.
(c) Frustrated.
(d) Happy.

4. For whom does Nikola Tesla say he will build a villa in New York City?
(a) Nellie Melba.
(b) Katherine Johnson.
(c) Marguerite Merington.
(d) Ann Morgan.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Thomas Edison do to try to quash the acquisition of Nikola Tesla's invention?

3. What type of motor does Nikola Tesla conceive of while walking in the park?

4. What happens to Nikola Tesla's laboratory in 1895?

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

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