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

2. What magazine asked Tesla to write?
(a) Experimental Electrics.
(b) Engineering Weekly.
(c) Electrical Experimenter.
(d) Electrical Engineers.

3. Why did Tesla suppress a talent at a young age?
(a) Other children laughed at him.
(b) He never succeeded.
(c) His brother died.
(d) His father was sick.

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

5. Why did Tesla think people should have free access to addictive substances?
(a) To avoid riots.
(b) To save time.
(c) To foster creativity.
(d) To see who the strong are.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Tesla almost drown?

2. What smell did Tesla hate?

3. Tesla attributed his creativity to _________________.

4. What devastated Tesla's parents when he was young?

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

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