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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 13, what is the invention that most fascinates Nikola Tesla followers?
(a) The valve.
(b) The Copper Button Lamp.
(c) The remote controlled ship.
(d) The transmitter.

2. What type of engine does Nikola Tesla invent in Chapter 12, "Robots"?
(a) A water engine.
(b) A steam driven engine.
(c) A vacuum engine.
(d) A solar engine.

3. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to a celebration at the Waldorf in 1898?
(a) The Westinghouses.
(b) The Johnsons.
(c) The Edisons.
(d) Marguerite.

4. What does Nikola Tesla demonstrate with thousands of high-frequency volts running through his body?
(a) A working model of the incandescent sun.
(b) The light on Mars.
(c) A fluorescent light bulb.
(d) Moonlight.

5. Why does Nikola Tesla choose room 207 at the Alta Vista Hotel?
(a) It has a window.
(b) The number 207 is divisible by three and one flight up.
(c) It is the only room available.
(d) The number 207 reminds him of his mother.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who adores Nikola Tesla for his many charms?

2. With what device does Nikola Tesla achieve tensions of about one million volts?

3. What does Nikola Tesla do to the oscillator?

4. What accomplishment occurs at Niagara Falls in 1895?

5. In what year is Nikola Tesla born?

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