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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 3, Playing with Lightning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who later demonstrates the correctness of Nikola Tesla's theory of cosmic rays as high-energy subatomic particles that could make other substances radioactive?
(a) Henri Becquerel.
(b) Vladimir Zworykin.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Irene Curie.

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

3. What system of Nikola Tesla's invention allows alternating current to be delivered?
(a) DC system.
(b) Fluorescent bulb system.
(c) Polyphase system.
(d) Voltage system.

4. In what country is Nikola Tesla born?
(a) Serbia.
(b) Croatia.
(c) Romania.
(d) Hungary.

5. What is the name of the lamp that Nikola Tesla invents?
(a) Zirconia-button lamp.
(b) Diamond-button lamp.
(c) Ruby-button lamp.
(d) Carbon-button lamp.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Tesla coil?

2. Where is Nikola Tesla when he watches his Colorado Springs experiment?

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

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

5. Who helps to found the Tesla Society around 1956?

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