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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nikola Tesla believe can be produced on Earth with an oscillator?
(a) Stationary pulses.
(b) Stationary waves.
(c) Nuclear power.
(d) Remote electricity.

2. Who later demonstrates the correctness of Nikola Tesla's theory of cosmic rays as high-energy subatomic particles that could make other substances radioactive?
(a) Vladimir Zworykin.
(b) Irene Curie.
(c) Thomas Edison.
(d) Henri Becquerel.

3. When the vibration of heavy current surges through the primary coil, what phenomenon is the result?
(a) Lightning.
(b) Earthquake.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Windstorm.

4. In what year is Nikola Tesla born?
(a) 1854.
(b) 1857.
(c) 1855.
(d) 1856.

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

6. In what 1896 publication is there speculation about Nikola Tesla's status with women?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Electrical Review.
(c) The Electrical Times.
(d) The Wall Street Journal.

7. What does Nikola Tesla do to the oscillator?
(a) Oils it.
(b) Turns it off.
(c) Turns it up.
(d) Smashes it.

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

9. What does Nikola Tesla invent that is used in Rahway, New Jersey?
(a) A DC motor.
(b) The Tesla arc lamp.
(c) A new generator.
(d) A new light bulb.

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

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

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

13. By 1981, how many patents does Nikola Tesla get for AC electric systems?
(a) 50.
(b) 45.
(c) 35.
(d) 40.

14. What accomplishment occurs at Niagara Falls in 1895?
(a) George Westinghouse begins a new company.
(b) Electrical lines are strung over the falls.
(c) Westinghouse is ready to deliver 15,000 horsepower of electricity.
(d) GE delivers electricity first.

15. Who contributed $30,000 toward the building of the new research station?
(a) Simpson and Crawford.
(b) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(c) Leonard Curtis.
(d) John Jacob Astor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Nikola Tesla's first job accomplishment with Thomas Edison?

2. What does Nikola Tesla demonstrate with thousands of high-frequency volts running through his body?

3. In what city does Nikola Tesla give a lecture to the Institution of Electrical Engineers?

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

5. What is Nikola Tesla doing in Europe when he conceives the idea that man could produce electric storms?

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