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

2. Where did Tesla almost drown?
(a) In a river.
(b) At the ocean.
(c) By a dock.
(d) In a swimming pool.

3. What talent did Tesla suppress at a young age?
(a) Composing.
(b) Inventing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Reading.

4. When did Tesla begin banishing bad visions?
(a) His childhood.
(b) His college years.
(c) His teenage years.
(d) His adult years.

5. What was Tesla's father's occupation?
(a) Professor.
(b) Factory worker.
(c) Ship captain.
(d) Tailor.

Short Answer Questions

1. What habit did Tesla overcome?

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

3. What kind of gem did Tesla hate?

4. How was Tesla able to overcome his bad habit?

5. What practice did Tesla credit his success to?

(see the answer key)

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