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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Discovery of the Tesla Coil and Transformer.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What distracted Tesla as a child?
(a) Loud noises.
(b) Strange patterns.
(c) Bright lights.
(d) Hallucinations.

2. What ability did Tesla have no talent for in The Real Gymnasium?
(a) Singing.
(b) Drawing.
(c) Acting.
(d) Reading.

3. Who tried to find support for Tesla while he was in Germany?
(a) A businessman.
(b) A banker.
(c) Henry Ford.
(d) The mayor.

4. What did Tesla do when he fell ill after graduating from The Real Gymnasium?
(a) Read books.
(b) Talked to his mother.
(c) Listened to the radio.
(d) Practiced drawing.

5. What did Tesla say would cure him while he was sick at the higher school?
(a) Confessing his sins.
(b) Walking outside.
(c) Reading from the Bible.
(d) Studying engineering.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How did Tesla feel about writing about his childhood?

3. How was Tesla able to overcome his bad habit?

4. What was the Real Gymnasium?

5. What did Tesla construct while he was in Germany?

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