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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In what 1896 publication is there speculation about Nikola Tesla's status with women?
(a) The Electrical Review.
(b) The New York Times.
(c) The Wall Street Journal.
(d) The Electrical Times.

2. What does Nikola Tesla send through neighboring buildings?
(a) Radiation.
(b) Vibrations.
(c) Water.
(d) Electricity.

3. What happens to horses when Nikola Tesla is running his Colorado Springs experiments?
(a) They go berserk, feeling shocks through their metal shoes.
(b) They return to the barn.
(c) They die.
(d) They starve.

4. What personality difference jeopardizes the relationship between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla?
(a) They solve problems differently.
(b) They have different hygiene.
(c) They have different schedules.
(d) They have different religious beliefs.

5. In Chapter 13, what is the invention that most fascinates Nikola Tesla followers?
(a) The transmitter.
(b) The remote controlled ship.
(c) The Copper Button Lamp.
(d) The valve.

Short Answer Questions

1. With what planet does Nikola Tesla say communication can be made?

2. What science is always at the forefront of Nikola Tesla's work?

3. What reward does Thomas Edison offer Nikola Tesla for completing the work with the dynamo?

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

5. What event takes Nikola Tesla away from radio research in 1893?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, "Immigrants of Distinction," describe the influence that Charles Bachelor has on Nikola Tesla.

2. In the "Acknowledgements" section, describe the reasons Leland Anderson is interested in Nikola Tesla.

3. What potential modern applications does author Margaret Cheney describe for Nikola Tesla's invention of a peculiar and sensitive vacuum tube?

4. In Chapter 7, "Radio," why does Nikola Tesla feel the need to go home?

5. What invention does Nikola claim to be useful to send signals to Mars, and why is this possible?

6. Why does Nikola Tesla become a regular patron at the Waldorf Astoria in New York City in Chapter 8, "High Society"?

7. In Chapter 6, "Order of the Flaming Sword," what practical applications do Nikola Tesla's inventions have?

8. In Chapter 13, "Hurler of Lightning," what are some of the effects of Nikola Tesla's experiments with the magnifying oscillator in Colorado Springs?

9. Nikola produces the first x-ray picture in America. Why does he not commercialize this discovery?

10. In Chapter 14, "Blackout at Colorado Springs," what factors contribute to the failure of Nikola Tesla's Colorado Springs laboratory?

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