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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to patents filed by Nikola Tesla in 1922?
(a) They are all completed.
(b) They are used in his current invention projects.
(c) They are stolen by competitors.
(d) They enter the common domain because they are not completed.

2. Who backs out of his commitment for further investment in Wardenclyffe?
(a) J. Pierpont Morgan.
(b) Scherff.
(c) Katherine Johnson.
(d) The Navy.

3. In what year does Nikola Tesla become very feeble?
(a) 1942.
(b) 1944.
(c) 1943.
(d) 1945.

4. What is Charles Hausler's job for Nikola Tesla?
(a) To bring him meals.
(b) To file his invention papers.
(c) To pay his taxes.
(d) To feed and take care of the birds.

5. Who broadcasts voice and music programs in 1906 and 1907 based on Nikola Tesla's radio design and principles?
(a) Professor Pupin.
(b) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(c) Reginald A. Fessenden.
(d) William Marconi.

6. Who writes letters to Nikola Tesla from around the country, trying to encourage him about better health?
(a) George Westinghouse.
(b) Lt. Hobson.
(c) Scherff.
(d) Katherine Johnson.

7. For what invention is the 1915 Nobel Prize in Physics given?
(a) The copper button lamp.
(b) The invention of radio.
(c) The use of X-rays to determine the structure of crystals.
(d) The creation of man-made lightning.

8. How much does Nikola Tesla's 1906 invention weigh?
(a) Less than 10 pounds.
(b) Less than 20 pounds.
(c) 30 pounds.
(d) Between 30 and 40 pounds.

9. Where does Nikola Tesla maintain a laboratory for turbine work?
(a) Newark, New Jersey.
(b) New York, New York.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Bridgeport, Connecticut.

10. In what year do Nikola Tesla's friends Hobson and Johnson die?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1934.
(d) 1938.

11. Besides being an inventor, for what other role is Nikola Tesla known?
(a) Writer.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Financier.
(d) Publicist.

12. What professor finds Nikola Tesla's ideas "thermodynamically sound"?
(a) Gustave Kolischer.
(b) Michael Reese.
(c) Warren Rice.
(d) Adolph Slaby.

13. Where does Nikola Tesla go to create new inventions right after the Edison Medal event?
(a) St. Louis.
(b) Chicago.
(c) New Jersey.
(d) London.

14. In what year does Nikola Tesla turn 80?
(a) 1937.
(b) 1936.
(c) 1938.
(d) 1935.

15. On what invention does Nikola Tesla claim he is working?
(a) A new form of atomic energy.
(b) A new type of electric generation tube.
(c) A new remote controlled boat.
(d) A new electronic dynamo for AC power.

Short Answer Questions

1. On how many new inventions does Nikola Tesla say Teleforce is based?

2. Where is the National Research Council formed?

3. In 1927, who tries to help Nikola Tesla with the promotion of a scientific concept?

4. Who finds Nikola Tesla dead in his bed on January 8?

5. Why is Nikola Tesla never sure what day to celebrate for his birthday?

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