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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. What did Tesla hope to transmit?

2. What kind of machine did Tesla plan to one day make without a rotor?

3. What kind of machine did Tesla want to make to mimic humans?

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

5. What was Tesla's next step in development after the remote control technology came about?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the diagram in Chapter 5 describe?

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

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

4. How did Tesla hope to change the desert with his transmitter?

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

6. What led Tesla to create the Tesla Coil?

7. Why did Tesla stop working for Edison?

8. What happened when some Americans in Paris first offered to back Tesla's motor invention?

9. How did Bauzin try to help Tesla?

10. How big of an impact did Tesla think his transmitter would bring?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the people involved?

Essay Topic 2

Sacrifice was a theme that was very prevalent in this book. Who were the people most affected by this theme, and how did they allow sacrifice to change their lives?

Essay Topic 3

The people in this book all had their own goals and motivations. Select four of these people and write their main motivation throughout the book and how this goal affected the others around them.

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