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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Magnifying Transmitter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tesla say caused his visions?
(a) Guilt.
(b) Bad memories.
(c) External stimulants.
(d) Boredom.

2. What was Tesla unable to do while at the Polytechnic School?
(a) Fit in with his comrades.
(b) Sleep at night.
(c) Lie to others.
(d) Leave a project unfinished.

3. What did Tesla predict for the future at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) His invention would one day be used.
(b) He would be heralded as a great man.
(c) He would back his own project.
(d) His invention would die with him.

4. What did Tesla want his transmitter to be used for?
(a) All of these.
(b) Mathematics.
(c) Communication.
(d) Transportation.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Professor Poeschl teach?

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

3. What was the Real Gymnasium?

4. When did Tesla begin banishing bad visions?

5. What did Tesla suffer as a child?

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