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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the Luftwaffe bomb Belgrade?

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

3. Who arranges a party for Nikola Tesla's 75th birthday in 1931?

4. About what do Nikola Tesla and John Hays Hammond Jr. correspond?

5. Who tries to learn the secret of animosity between Nikola Tesla and professor Pupin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What closure does Nikola get as he learns about medical uses for his oscillator inventions?

2. Whom does Nikola approach for funding for his system to broadcast all wavelength channels from a single station, and why is this person his choice?

3. Why is Nikola Tesla constantly passed over for fame and fortune for his inventions, especially radio?

4. In Chapter 19, "The Nobel Affair," for what two inventions does Nikola Tesla think he can collaborate with John Hays Hammond, Jr., and why?

5. Why is there conflicting information about Nikola Tesla's invention of a "Chinese Wall" in the U.S. of Teleforce?

6. In Chapter 25, "The Birthday Parties," how does Kenneth Swezey make Nikola's seventy-fifth birthday memorable?

7. What role does the National Research Council have in preventing Nikola from getting his ideas listened to?

8. In Chapter 17, "The Great Radio Controversy," what court rules that Nikola Tesla is the inventor of radio, rather than William Marconi?

9. In Chapter 15, "Magnificent and Doomed," what trickery does Nikola Tesla use in pictures in a published article to give the impression that he is impervious to the lighting generated at his Colorado Springs laboratory?

10. What influence does Nikola have on some Canadians with respect to wireless electric power generation?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

During his life, Nikola makes many claims regarding the invention of devices designed to protect America during wartime. After his death in 1943, several people attempt to find his research papers, fearing that they may have fallen into the hands of other countries. Based on what you learned about Nikola Tesla in this book, do you think he actually completed any of these projects? Do you believe that he may have provided this information to any other countries, especially given the reluctance of the U.S. government to further them? State and justify your position with examples from the book.

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 7, "Radio," Nikola Tesla encounters many obstacles that prevent him from focusing on his research with radio.

Part 1) Briefly describe his main distractions and identify which distractions present the greatest obstacles to his success.

Part 2) Why does the author state that it is impossible for Nikola to accept Sir William Crook's advice to focus on one single area of research?

Essay Topic 3

After the fire in Nikola's laboratory, he is almost financially destitute. Nonetheless, he makes several judgment errors. List at least five errors and select the two that most inhibit Nikola's work during that time period. Describe your reasons for your selections.

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