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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 trick did Tesla once play on his friends?
(a) He pretended to be crazy.
(b) He pretended to drown.
(c) He put salt in their sugar.
(d) He cut their hair.
2. Why did Tesla's father make him spend a year traveling outdoors?
(a) To inspire him.
(b) To strengthen him.
(c) To make him want to study in the clergy.
(d) To reward him.
3. What did Tesla do to get recognized in his new job after moving from Prague?
(a) He worked longer and harder than expected.
(b) He picked up the language quickly.
(c) He made improvements to the telegraph.
(d) He sold his inventions.
4. What was Tesla's father's occupation?
(a) Factory worker.
(b) Tailor.
(c) Professor.
(d) Ship captain.
5. What ability did Tesla have no talent for in The Real Gymnasium?
(a) Singing.
(b) Reading.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Acting.
Short Answer Questions
1. What was Tesla unable to do while at the Polytechnic School?
2. What magazine asked Tesla to write?
3. What did Tesla dislike about the city of Gospic when he first moved there?
4. How did Tesla feel about writing about his childhood?
5. What did Tesla's father want him to become after going to the higher school?
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