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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. Why are balloons ordered?
(a) To anchor the equipment.
(b) For the enjoyment of local children.
(c) To celebrate the completion of an experiment.
(d) To hoist stationary antennae into the air.

2. In what subject does Nikola Tesla excel in high school?
(a) Social studies.
(b) Math.
(c) Art.
(d) Science.

3. For what experiment does Nikola Tesla solicit funding in New York in 1900?
(a) Telegraphic communication to any point on the globe.
(b) A new oscillator.
(c) A new carbon button lamp.
(d) A lightning generator.

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

5. What reward does Thomas Edison offer Nikola Tesla for completing the work with the dynamo?
(a) A $50,000 bonus.
(b) Vacation days.
(c) Stock in Thomas Edison's company.
(d) A $10/week raise.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the Tesla Electric Company open?

2. How is Nikola Tesla planning to use the Tesla turbine engine?

3. What does Nikola Tesla believe can be produced on Earth with an oscillator?

4. In what year does Nikola Tesla file a patent to describe the supercooling of conductors to appreciably lower resistance?

5. What type of motor does Nikola Tesla conceive of while walking in the park?

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