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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 refrain from caffeine?
(a) It hurt his stomach.
(b) His father told him to.
(c) It was a harmful stimulant.
(d) It made him jittery.

2. Where in Germany was Tesla sent while working in Paris?
(a) Berlin.
(b) Munich.
(c) Waldorf.
(d) Strassburg.

3. Who told Tesla to go where he ended up launching his great invention?
(a) Edison.
(b) Puskas.
(c) Batchellor.
(d) Bauzin.

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

5. What did Tesla want to become after going to the higher school?
(a) A clergyman.
(b) A professor.
(c) A writer.
(d) An engineer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Tesla sent to Germany while working in Paris?

2. What subject did Tesla like most in the higher school?

3. What did Edison call his offer to Tesla?

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

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

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