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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to the electric company generator when Nikola Tesla runs his experiment?
(a) Nothing.
(b) It discharges and quits.
(c) It restores the generator to the line.
(d) It knocks the generator off line and makes it burn.

2. What type of electrical service does Thomas Edison supply to people?
(a) Direct current.
(b) Hydroelectric current.
(c) Indirect current.
(d) Alternating current.

3. What does a group of men offer Tesla the opportunity to do?
(a) Buy Thomas Edison's company.
(b) Form his own company.
(c) Invest in other businesses.
(d) Travel in Europe.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How does George Scherff feel about Nikola Tesla?

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

3. Where is Nikola Tesla when he watches his Colorado Springs experiment?

4. What does Nikola Tesla believe is the greatest benefit of robots?

5. What happens when Nikola Tesla visits an official in Washington to offer a robotic invention to the government?

Short Essay Questions

1. Nikola's demonstration of the world's first radio-controlled boat doesn't make a big splash. Why is this?

2. What contributions does Nikola believe he has made to science as a result of his magnifying oscillator experiments in Colorado Springs?

3. In Chapter 11, "To Mars," what patents does Nikola file in November, 1897, and what application do they potentially support?

4. In Chapter 12, "Robots," why does Nikola Tesla have challenges moving his inventions from his laboratory into working prototypes?

5. In Chapter 4, "At the Court of Mr. Edison," describe the personality differences between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla.

6. In Chapter 13, "Hurler of Lightning," what are some of the effects of Nikola Tesla's experiments with the magnifying oscillator in Colorado Springs?

7. In Chapter 6, "Order of the Flaming Sword," what practical applications do Nikola Tesla's inventions have?

8. In Chapter 5, "The War of the Currents Begins," why is Nikola Tesla depressed at age thirty?

9. In Chapter 9, "High Road, Low Road," Nikola Tesla focuses on the use of alternating current for electricity generation, while his competitor Thomas Edison refuses to endorse anything but direct current. How is the electricity generation business divided in the mid-1890s in Buffalo?

10. In Chapter 2, "A Gambling Man," why does Nikola Tesla feel disappointed for his mother?

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