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

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

3. After World War II, much of Nikola Tesla's library materials are shipped where?
(a) London, England.
(b) Belgrade, Yugoslavia.
(c) Washington, D.C.
(d) Paris, France.

4. How does George Scherff feel about Nikola Tesla?
(a) He feels nothing for him.
(b) He detests him.
(c) He worships him.
(d) He feels sorry for him.

5. In what city does Nikola Tesla study after running out of funds for college?
(a) Prague.
(b) Graz.
(c) Munich.
(d) Vienna.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what 1896 publication is there speculation about Nikola Tesla's status with women?

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

4. In what year does Nikola Tesla go to work for Thomas Edison's subsidiary in Paris?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What are the six fundamental principles of modern radio, and where does Nikola Tesla demonstrate them in 1893?

4. Describe three elements of the friendship between Nikola Tesla and Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wood Johnson.

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

6. In Chapter 4, "At the Court of Mr. Edison," why is the early relationship between Nikola Tesla and Thomas Edison strained?

7. In Chapter 3, "Immigrants of Distinction," why is Nikola Tesla's invention of alternating current so important to the world?

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

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

10. In Chapter 7, "Radio," why does Nikola Tesla feel the need to go home?

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