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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 3, Playing with Lightning.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nikola Tesla's first two-way radio controlled object?
(a) Antenna.
(b) Boat.
(c) Car.
(d) Trolley.

2. What reward does Thomas Edison offer Nikola Tesla for completing the work with the dynamo?
(a) A $10/week raise.
(b) Vacation days.
(c) A $50,000 bonus.
(d) Stock in Thomas Edison's company.

3. Why are balloons ordered?
(a) For the enjoyment of local children.
(b) To anchor the equipment.
(c) To hoist stationary antennae into the air.
(d) To celebrate the completion of an experiment.

4. To what author is Nikola Tesla introduced while ill as a child?
(a) Mark Twain.
(b) Herman Melville.
(c) Robert Louis Stevenson.
(d) Robert Browning.

5. What happens to Nikola Tesla when he steps onto his experimental platform in his laboratory?
(a) He loses consciousness.
(b) He is burned.
(c) He shudders.
(d) He is fine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the Palm Room?

2. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to his laboratory at midnight to view his experiments?

3. How tall is Nikola Tesla in the year 1893?

4. What type of engine does Nikola Tesla invent in Chapter 12, "Robots"?

5. In Chapter 13, "Hurler of Lightning," to where does Nikola Tesla move in 1899?

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