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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. In what year does the Tesla Electric Company open?
(a) 1887.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1888.
(d) 1876.

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

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

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

5. When does Nikola Tesla perform a major experiment in his Colorado Springs laboratory?
(a) September 1, 1899.
(b) July 3, 1899.
(c) August 5, 1899.
(d) June 27, 1899.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to his laboratory at midnight to view his experiments?

2. For what type of transmission is Nikola Tesla's research a precursor in around 1895?

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

4. What personality difference jeopardizes the relationship between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?

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

(see the answer key)

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