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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 5, Radio & Age 50.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what year does Nikola Tesla go to work for Thomas Edison's subsidiary in Paris?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1881.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1882.

2. Who tries to learn the secret of animosity between Nikola Tesla and professor Pupin?
(a) Scherff.
(b) Dragislav L. Petkovic.
(c) Katherine Johnson.
(d) George Westinghouse.

3. What does a group of men offer Tesla the opportunity to do?
(a) Form his own company.
(b) Invest in other businesses.
(c) Buy Thomas Edison's company.
(d) Travel in Europe.

4. In what year does the U.S. Supreme Court strike down the Marconi Company patents for the invention of radio?
(a) 1945.
(b) 1943.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1941.

5. How does Nikola Tesla feel when he sees his experiment in progress?
(a) Blissful.
(b) Scared.
(c) Excited.
(d) Nervous.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who adores Nikola Tesla for his many charms?

2. Who broadcasts voice and music programs in 1906 and 1907 based on Nikola Tesla's radio design and principles?

3. In what city does Nikola Tesla find a job in 1881?

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

5. From what financier does Nikola Tesla choose NOT to accept funds?

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