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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who visited Tesla while he was sick at the higher school?
(a) His mother.
(b) His aunt.
(c) His father.
(d) His uncle.

2. Where did Tesla grow up?
(a) Latvia.
(b) Croatia.
(c) Poland.
(d) Russia.

3. What kind of gem did Tesla hate?
(a) All of these.
(b) Rubies.
(c) Pearls.
(d) Diamonds.

4. What allowed Tesla to see inherent dangers?
(a) His voices.
(b) His experiene.
(c) His intellect.
(d) His observation.

5. What did Tesla dislike about the city of Gospic when he first moved there?
(a) It was too crowded.
(b) It was too big.
(c) It was too noisy.
(d) It was too cold.

6. What did Tesla do to avoid his distractions as a child?
(a) Made up new images.
(b) Made special glasses.
(c) Wore ear muffs.
(d) Drew patterns that he saw.

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

8. How did Tesla test the machines he invented?
(a) He would feel the machine as it moved.
(b) He would run them in his imagination.
(c) He would run water through it first.
(d) He would listen to the gears turning.

9. Who thought Tesla should write about his childhood?
(a) His parents.
(b) Himself.
(c) His wife.
(d) The editors.

10. What did Tesla construct in his mind as a child?
(a) Buildings.
(b) Books.
(c) Machines.
(d) Mazes.

11. What about the Gramme dynamo did Tesla think was unnecessary?
(a) The liquid form.
(b) The brushes.
(c) The end notes.
(d) The medical wing.

12. How did Tesla feel about his time in The Real Gymnasium?
(a) He enjoyed it.
(b) He loved it more than anything.
(c) He hated it.
(d) He endured it.

13. How did Tesla classify his age while writing this book?
(a) Young years.
(b) Elderly years.
(c) Obsequious years.
(d) Middle years.

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

15. What did Tesla excel at in The Real Gymnasium?
(a) History.
(b) English.
(c) Math.
(d) Science.

Short Answer Questions

1. What law did Tesla deride?

2. What did Tesla say about his physical age while writing this book?

3. Why did Tesla suppress a talent at a young age?

4. What did Tesla's father want him to become after going to the higher school?

5. How fast is the Earth's rotation?

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