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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 6, Nobel Stove.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the early 1900s, from what illness does Nikola Tesla suffer?
(a) Malaria.
(b) Amnesia.
(c) Depression.
(d) Pneumonia.

2. For what does Nikola offer a plan to redesign for Edison?
(a) The electric light bulb.
(b) His direct current laboratory.
(c) His dynamos.
(d) Electrical systems for ships.

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

4. What happens to Nikola Tesla when he steps onto his experimental platform in his laboratory?
(a) He is burned.
(b) He is fine.
(c) He shudders.
(d) He loses consciousness.

5. From what financier does Nikola Tesla choose NOT to accept funds?
(a) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(b) J. Pierpont Morgan.
(c) George Westinghouse.
(d) Thomas Edison.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How does George Scherff feel about Nikola Tesla?

3. What profession does Nikola Tesla's father expect him to follow?

4. Why are balloons ordered?

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

(see the answer key)

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