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

2. What did Tesla make from wood as a boy?
(a) Mazes.
(b) Diagrams.
(c) Swords.
(d) Mini cars.

3. What practice did Tesla credit his success to?
(a) Introspection.
(b) Praying.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Writing.

4. What smell did Tesla hate?
(a) Roses.
(b) Eucalyptus.
(c) Camphor.
(d) Cinnamon.

5. What was Tesla asked to write about?
(a) All of these.
(b) His education.
(c) His inventions.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla do to avoid his distractions as a child?

2. How did Tesla test the machines he invented?

3. Who thought Tesla should write about his childhood?

4. Which of these did Tesla refrain from drinking?

5. What would Tesla calculate before eating?

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