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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. Where does Charles Batchelor encourage Nikola Tesla to go?
(a) To London.
(b) To Paris.
(c) To America.
(d) To Munich.

2. At what age does Nikola Tesla take passage on the ship Saturnia?
(a) 28.
(b) 29.
(c) 26.
(d) 24.

3. How many accidents does Nikola Tesla say he has in a year?
(a) Four.
(b) Two.
(c) One.
(d) Six.

4. At what game does Nikola Tesla become skilled?
(a) Billiards.
(b) Horseshoes.
(c) Polo.
(d) Chess.

5. Why does Nikola Tesla choose room 207 at the Alta Vista Hotel?
(a) The number 207 reminds him of his mother.
(b) It has a window.
(c) The number 207 is divisible by three and one flight up.
(d) It is the only room available.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nikola Tesla ask Westinghouse to do with their royalties agreement?

3. For what does Nikola offer a plan to redesign for Edison?

4. What trait is suspected by some about Nikola Tesla during the Gilded Age?

5. What does Nikola Tesla believe can be produced on Earth with an oscillator?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, "An Error in Judgment," describe three reasons why Nikola is almost destitute financially.

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

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

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

5. 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?

6. In Chapter 1, "Modern Prometheus," what is the result of Nikola Tesla's fireball demonstration for Mark Twain and several other contemporaries?

7. Why does Nikola Tesla become a regular patron at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City in Chapter 8, "High Society"?

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

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

10. Nikola produces the first x-ray picture in America. Why does he not commercialize this discovery?

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