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

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

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

4. How did Tesla test the machines he invented?
(a) He would feel the machine as it moved.
(b) He would run them in his imagination.
(c) He would run water through it first.
(d) He would listen to the gears turning.

5. How was Tesla punished for ruining a woman's dress?
(a) He was not allwoed to go to church.
(b) All of these.
(c) He was grounded.
(d) His father slapped him.

Short Answer Questions

1. Tesla attributed his creativity to _________________.

2. What did Tesla repair that made him a favorite in the town of Gospic?

3. What kind of gem did Tesla hate?

4. What law did Tesla deride?

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

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