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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My First Efforts in Invention.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Tesla calculate before eating?
(a) The nutritional value of his food.
(b) The number of people in the room.
(c) The volume of his food.
(d) The origin of his food.

2. What did Tesla say would weed out the strong men from the weak?
(a) Addictions.
(b) Will power.
(c) Society.
(d) Nature.

3. What did Tesla think was the main purpose of inventors?
(a) Pleasing God.
(b) Promoting humanity.
(c) Saving lives.
(d) Repairing harm.

4. What did Tesla make from wood as a boy?
(a) Mazes.
(b) Swords.
(c) Diagrams.
(d) Mini cars.

5. What kind of skills does Tesla say he learned from his father?
(a) Practical skills.
(b) Mental skills.
(c) Creative skills.
(d) Productive skills.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla hope to be able to control?

2. How did Tesla save himself when he almost drowned?

3. What undermined Tesla's confidence while growing up?

4. What magazine asked Tesla to write?

5. What habit did Tesla overcome?

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