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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 Chapter 10, "An Error of Judgment," to what does Nikola Tesla expose his head frequently?
(a) Atoms.
(b) Radiation.
(c) Radio waves.
(d) Sun.

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

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

4. What personality difference jeopardizes the relationship between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?
(a) They have different schedules.
(b) They have different religious beliefs.
(c) They solve problems differently.
(d) They have different hygiene.

5. What science is always at the forefront of Nikola Tesla's work?
(a) Physics.
(b) Thermodynamics.
(c) Electricity.
(d) Nuclear fission.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the Tesla coil?

2. What event takes Nikola Tesla away from radio research in 1893?

3. What does Nikola Tesla believe is the greatest benefit of robots?

4. What happens to Nikola Tesla when he steps onto his experimental platform in his laboratory?

5. What is Nikola Tesla's first two-way radio controlled object?

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