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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 was the occupation of Tesla's uncle?
(a) Plumber.
(b) Teacher.
(c) Priest.
(d) Driver.

2. How was Tesla able to overcome his bad habit?
(a) He put himself in a trance.
(b) He laughed at those who pursued those habits.
(c) He locked himself away.
(d) He used his willpower.

3. What magazine asked Tesla to write?
(a) Electrical Engineers.
(b) Electrical Experimenter.
(c) Engineering Weekly.
(d) Experimental Electrics.

4. What law did Tesla deride?
(a) Slavery.
(b) Prohibition.
(c) The Stamp Tax.
(d) Tariffs.

5. What did Tesla say was caused by external stimuli?
(a) All of these.
(b) Strange tastes in his mouth.
(c) Bright light.
(d) Hallucinations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What devastated Tesla's parents when he was young?

2. How did Tesla classify his age while writing this book?

3. Which of these did Tesla refrain from drinking?

4. What did Tesla make from wood as a boy?

5. How did Tesla's father make him use his mind as a child?

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