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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. How did Tesla save himself when he almost drowned?
(a) He breathed between the dock slats.
(b) He allowed himself to float with the waves.
(c) He followed the directions of his voices.
(d) He used the air bubbles in his pockets.

2. What kind of skills does Tesla say he learned from his father?
(a) Creative skills.
(b) Practical skills.
(c) Productive skills.
(d) Mental skills.

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

4. What devastated Tesla's parents when he was young?
(a) His brother died.
(b) His father lost his job.
(c) They were kicked out of their house.
(d) Tesla stopped inventing.

5. What did Tesla say would weed out the strong men from the weak?
(a) Nature.
(b) Will power.
(c) Society.
(d) Addictions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What magazine asked Tesla to write?

2. What did Tesla compare the human mind to?

3. What did Tesla make from wood as a boy?

4. When did Tesla begin banishing bad visions?

5. Tesla attributed his creativity to _________________.

(see the answer key)

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