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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the lamp that Nikola Tesla invents?
(a) Carbon-button lamp.
(b) Ruby-button lamp.
(c) Zirconia-button lamp.
(d) Diamond-button lamp.

2. What event takes Nikola Tesla away from radio research in 1893?
(a) A bad radio experiment.
(b) A scientists' meeting in London.
(c) The Chicago World's Fair.
(d) The World Congress.

3. In what subject does Nikola Tesla excel in high school?
(a) Math.
(b) Art.
(c) Social studies.
(d) Science.

4. For what patent does Nikola Tesla file in 1898?
(a) An alternating current engine for an automobile.
(b) Radio transistors.
(c) Radio remote control for use in his laboratory.
(d) Radio remote control for use in guided vehicles.

5. In Chapter 6, "Order of the Flaming Sword," how does Nikola Tesla share his inventions of electricity in a vacuum tube with other scientists?
(a) He has a newspaper reporter write about them.
(b) He publishes articles in magazines.
(c) He conducts lectures with demonstrations.
(d) He sends out letters to the scientists.

6. What major German invention in 1896 is most likely predated by Nikola Tesla's version?
(a) The x-ray.
(b) The radio.
(c) The vacuum tube.
(d) The fluorescent light bulb.

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

8. After World War II, much of Nikola Tesla's library materials are shipped where?
(a) Washington, D.C.
(b) London, England.
(c) Paris, France.
(d) Belgrade, Yugoslavia.

9. When the vibration of heavy current surges through the primary coil, what phenomenon is the result?
(a) Earthquake.
(b) Lightning.
(c) Thunder.
(d) Windstorm.

10. At what age does Nikola Tesla take passage on the ship Saturnia?
(a) 29.
(b) 24.
(c) 28.
(d) 26.

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

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

13. Why is Nikola Tesla's vacuum tube unsuitable for laboratory research?
(a) It is too large.
(b) It is too expensive.
(c) It is difficult to adjust.
(d) It is too small.

14. How many volts are Nikola Tesla's coils producing when he asks Leonard Curtis to find him a new laboratory?
(a) 3,500.
(b) 50,000.
(c) 4,000,000.
(d) 4,500,000.

15. Why does Nikola Tesla choose room 207 at the Alta Vista Hotel?
(a) The number 207 is divisible by three and one flight up.
(b) It is the only room available.
(c) The number 207 reminds him of his mother.
(d) It has a window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of electrical service does Thomas Edison supply to people?

2. For whom does Nikola Tesla say he will build a villa in New York City?

3. In what year does Nikola Tesla go to work for Thomas Edison's subsidiary in Paris?

4. In what city does Nikola Tesla give a lecture to the Institution of Electrical Engineers?

5. What does Nikola Tesla invent that is used in Rahway, New Jersey?

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