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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 Thomas Edison do to try to quash the acquisition of Nikola Tesla's invention?
(a) He conducts a smear campaign against Westinghouse and alternating current.
(b) He meets with George Westinghouse.
(c) He offers Tesla stock in his company.
(d) He buys out Nikola Tesla.

2. To what author is Nikola Tesla introduced while ill as a child?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Herman Melville.
(c) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) Robert Browning.

3. For what patent does Nikola Tesla file in 1898?
(a) An alternating current engine for an automobile.
(b) Radio remote control for use in his laboratory.
(c) Radio remote control for use in guided vehicles.
(d) Radio transistors.

4. Who adores Nikola Tesla for his many charms?
(a) The Robert Underwood Johnsons.
(b) The Thomas Commerfod Martins.
(c) The Thomas Edisons.
(d) The George Westinghouses.

5. What trait is suspected by some about Nikola Tesla during the Gilded Age?
(a) He is passive aggressive.
(b) He is a virgin.
(c) He is a homosexual.
(d) He is bipolar.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Nikola Tesla in the year 1893?

2. For whom does Nikola Tesla say he will build a villa in New York City?

3. What does Nikola Tesla ask Westinghouse to do with their royalties agreement?

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

5. From what financier does Nikola Tesla choose NOT to accept funds?

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