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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Book 2, Tesla's Middle Years: Chapter 6, Nobel Stove.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Nikola Tesla doing in Europe when he conceives the idea that man could produce electric storms?
(a) Roaming in his native mountains.
(b) Doing research in Budapest.
(c) Touring Zagreb.
(d) Visiting his mother's grave.

2. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to his laboratory at midnight to view his experiments?
(a) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(b) William K. Vanderbuilt.
(c) Marguerite Merrington.
(d) Mark Twain.

3. Whom does Nikola Tesla invite to a celebration at the Waldorf in 1898?
(a) Marguerite.
(b) The Westinghouses.
(c) The Edisons.
(d) The Johnsons.

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

5. Who broadcasts voice and music programs in 1906 and 1907 based on Nikola Tesla's radio design and principles?
(a) Professor Pupin.
(b) Reginald A. Fessenden.
(c) Robert Underwood Johnson.
(d) William Marconi.

Short Answer Questions

1. When the vibration of heavy current surges through the primary coil, what phenomenon is the result?

2. When does Nikola Tesla perform a major experiment in his Colorado Springs laboratory?

3. Who writes letters to Nikola Tesla from around the country, trying to encourage him about better health?

4. In 1915, who builds a radio station for the U.S. Naval Radio Service?

5. In what year does Nikola Tesla describe in detail the principles of radio broadcasting?

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