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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Later Endeavors.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What allowed Tesla to see inherent dangers?
(a) His voices.
(b) His intellect.
(c) His observation.
(d) His experiene.

3. Why was Tesla so concerned about the one thing he had no talent for in The Real Gymnasium?
(a) He was a perfectionist.
(b) It was important in inventing.
(c) He wanted to be like his father.
(d) It was a required part of the curriculum.

4. Why did Tesla's father make him spend a year traveling outdoors?
(a) To make him want to study in the clergy.
(b) To reward him.
(c) To strengthen him.
(d) To inspire him.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tesla think people should have free access to addictive substances?

2. What is the Gramme dynamo?

3. What almost caused Tesla to quit his studies at the Polytechnic School?

4. How was Tesla punished for ruining a woman's dress?

5. What practice did Tesla credit his success to?

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