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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. How was Tesla received when he first tried to sell his remote control technology?
(a) All of these.
(b) They were skeptical.
(c) He was rejected.
(d) They were intrigued.

2. How much was Tesla promised from Edison?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $500.
(c) $5,000.
(d) $10,000.

3. Why did Tesla quit working for Edison?
(a) Edison refused to see Tesla's induction motor idea.
(b) Tesla insulted him.
(c) Edison insulted Tesla.
(d) There was a dispute over pay.

4. Why did Tesla say most people would never be able to explain strange experiences?
(a) They were not educated.
(b) All of these.
(c) They did not observe their thoughts.
(d) They were too quick to judge.

5. What question was Tesla often asked?
(a) Why do you not have a family?
(b) Which invention is the most important?
(c) Where do your ideas come from?
(d) How did you find success?

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla say he was ignorant of when first getting to Paris?

2. Why did Tesla move to Paris?

3. What change did Tesla make to his second transmitter?

4. What did Tesla call his remote controlled technology?

5. What had just ended when Tesla was writing this book?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happened when Tesla tried to get approval for a light fixture at the company in Strassburg?

2. What did Tesla say was the root cause of war?

3. What led Tesla to create the Tesla Coil?

4. What happened when Tesla presented his remote control technology to the military?

5. Who is Charles Batchellor?

6. How did Tesla explain the vision he had of his mother as she was dying?

7. What were some of the potential uses of Tesla's transmitter?

8. Where did Tesla say the idea for most of his inventions came from?

9. What did Tesla do when he created the Tesla Electric Company?

10. Why did Tesla say his transmitter was never completed?

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