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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Tesla compare the human mind to?
(a) A machine.
(b) A computer.
(c) A bowl of water.
(d) An electrical current.

5. How did Tesla describe his mother?
(a) All of these.
(b) Tireless worker.
(c) Domestic genius.
(d) Creative inventor.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What kind of gem did Tesla hate?

3. What did Tesla do when he fell ill after graduating from The Real Gymnasium?

4. Whom did Tesla live with after he healed from his illness?

5. What did Tesla say about his physical age while writing this book?

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