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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With what planet does Nikola Tesla say communication can be made?
(a) Mars.
(b) Venus.
(c) Jupiter.
(d) Uranus.

2. How many volts are Nikola Tesla's coils producing when he asks Leonard Curtis to find him a new laboratory?
(a) 50,000.
(b) 4,000,000.
(c) 4,500,000.
(d) 3,500.

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

4. In Chapter 13, "Hurler of Lightning," to where does Nikola Tesla move in 1899?
(a) Colorado Springs.
(b) Boise.
(c) Denver.
(d) Phoenix.

5. What does Nikola Tesla ask Westinghouse to do with their royalties agreement?
(a) Split it.
(b) Sell it.
(c) Tear it up.
(d) Double the value.

6. How tall is Nikola Tesla in the year 1893?
(a) Six feet four inches.
(b) Six feet six inches.
(c) Five feet two inches.
(d) Six feet.

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

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

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

10. In what city does Nikola Tesla give a lecture to the Institution of Electrical Engineers?
(a) London.
(b) New York.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Toronto.

11. Where is Nikola Tesla when he watches his Colorado Springs experiment?
(a) In the doorway of the laboratory.
(b) A chair in the middle of the room.
(c) Outside.
(d) Next to the switch.

12. What event takes Nikola Tesla away from radio research in 1893?
(a) A scientists' meeting in London.
(b) A bad radio experiment.
(c) The Chicago World's Fair.
(d) The World Congress.

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

14. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to his laboratory at midnight to view his experiments?
(a) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(b) William K. Vanderbuilt.
(c) Marguerite Merrington.
(d) Mark Twain.

15. With what device does Nikola Tesla achieve tensions of about one million volts?
(a) Cylindrical coil.
(b) Linear coil.
(c) Conical coil.
(d) Spherical coil.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Thomas Edison use electrocution as a political weapon?

2. For what type of transmission is Nikola Tesla's research a precursor in around 1895?

3. How does Nikola Tesla feel when he sees his experiment in progress?

4. For whom does Nikola Tesla say he will build a villa in New York City?

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

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