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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Magnifying Transmitter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Tesla's Polytechnic School?
(a) Syria.
(b) Latvia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Russia.

2. Who told Tesla to go where he ended up launching his great invention?
(a) Puskas.
(b) Edison.
(c) Batchellor.
(d) Bauzin.

3. What did Tesla say would cure him while he was sick at the higher school?
(a) Walking outside.
(b) Confessing his sins.
(c) Reading from the Bible.
(d) Studying engineering.

4. What did Tesla's father want him to become after going to the higher school?
(a) A professor.
(b) A writer.
(c) A clergyman.
(d) An engineer.

5. What did Tesla say was the real reason for the transmitter not being completed?
(a) It was not properly thought out.
(b) It would cause political problems.
(c) It was not yet time.
(d) It was too powerful.

Short Answer Questions

1. What form was this book originally written in?

2. What distracted Tesla as a child?

3. What was the occupation of Tesla's uncle?

4. Where did Tesla grow up?

5. How big did Tesla say the field from his transmitter could be?

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