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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is rumored to have been developed in 1924 by Nikola Tesla?
(a) A death ray.
(b) A new oscillator.
(c) A warhead.
(d) A torpedo.

2. On what is Nikola Tesla working around the time of his 75th birthday?
(a) A new source of power.
(b) A stronger oscillator.
(c) A new lighting generation machine.
(d) A more powerful coil.

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

4. What does Dr. Eisenbud suggest about Nikola Tesla's mental condition?
(a) He is schizophrenic.
(b) He is psychotic.
(c) He is neurotic.
(d) He is obsessive compulsive.

5. For what publication does Nikola Tesla write about women's superiority?
(a) The Harvard Review.
(b) Colliers.
(c) The New Yorker.
(d) Fortune.

6. Who asks Nikola Tesla to accept the Edison Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers?
(a) Thomas Edison.
(b) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(c) George Westinghouse.
(d) B. A. Behrend.

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

8. What is the location of the tower that Nikola Tesla builds for his experiment on Long Island?
(a) Wardenclyffe.
(b) Shoreham.
(c) The Hamptons.
(d) Oyster Point.

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

10. At how many revolutions per minute does the Tesla turbine run?
(a) 35,000 RPM.
(b) 30,000 RPM.
(c) 40,000 RPM.
(d) 37,500 RPM.

11. In what year does Nikola Tesla finally sue Marconi?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1917.
(c) 1914.
(d) 1915.

12. Whom does Lt. Hobson try to interest in robotry as a way to raise funds for Nikola Tesla?
(a) The Coast Guard.
(b) The Marines.
(c) The Navy.
(d) The Army.

13. About what do Nikola Tesla and John Hays Hammond Jr. correspond?
(a) Improving the copper button lamp.
(b) Earning money through military applications for robotry.
(c) Rebuilding the tower in Colorado Springs.
(d) Improving the coil motor.

14. To which fellow New Yorker does Nikola Tesla pay back old debts?
(a) John Hays Hammond, Jr.
(b) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(c) George Westinghouse.
(d) Thomas Edison.

15. In what year does Katherine Johnson die?
(a) 1925.
(b) 1928.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1923.

Short Answer Questions

1. What company refuses to entertain any of Nikola Tesla's proposals in 1920?

2. Why does Nikola Tesla wish to reject the Edison Medal of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers?

3. In what year does the Luftwaffe bomb Belgrade?

4. In 1915, who builds a radio station for the U.S. Naval Radio Service?

5. What name does Nikola Tesla call Marconi?

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