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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Early Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Tesla hope to be able to control?
(a) His mind.
(b) His country.
(c) His dreams.
(d) His body.

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

3. How did Tesla's father make him use his mind as a child?
(a) He would give him problems to solve.
(b) He would leave him alone to finish large tasks.
(c) He would drill him in tests.
(d) He would let him sit in on his lectures.

4. What habit did Tesla overcome?
(a) All of these.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Gambling.
(d) Smoking.

5. What did Tesla compare the human mind to?
(a) A bowl of water.
(b) An electrical current.
(c) A computer.
(d) A machine.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who at the magazine asked Tesla to write?

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

3. Who thought Tesla should write about his childhood?

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

5. How did Tesla feel about writing about his childhood?

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