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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Discovery of the Tesla Coil and Transformer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Tesla say most people lacked a certain ability?
(a) They were too selfish.
(b) They were too concerned with outward happenings.
(c) They were not disciplined enough.
(d) They were not intelligent enough.

2. What trick did Tesla once play on his friends?
(a) He pretended to be crazy.
(b) He cut their hair.
(c) He put salt in their sugar.
(d) He pretended to drown.

3. In what setting did Tesla think his mother was trapped?
(a) Academic.
(b) Poverty stricken.
(c) Naive.
(d) Domestic.

4. What did Tesla say was just as harmful as alcohol?
(a) Preservatives.
(b) Hot tea.
(c) Salt.
(d) Tobacco.

5. How did Tesla feel about writing about his childhood?
(a) Annoyed.
(b) Reluctant.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Eager.

Short Answer Questions

1. How was Tesla punished for ruining a woman's dress?

2. What practice did Tesla credit his success to?

3. What was the Real Gymnasium?

4. What did Tesla construct in his mind as a child?

5. Who thought Tesla should write about his childhood?

(see the answer key)

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