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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Magnifying Transmitter.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old was Tesla when he graduated from The Real Gymnasium?
(a) 14.
(b) 10.
(c) 18.
(d) 16.

2. What was the Real Gymnasium?
(a) A men's club.
(b) A Preparatory School.
(c) A church.
(d) A bar.

3. What did Tesla predict for the future at the end of Chapter 5?
(a) He would back his own project.
(b) His invention would one day be used.
(c) His invention would die with him.
(d) He would be heralded as a great man.

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

5. What did Tesla say inspired his earlier inventions?
(a) Existing devices.
(b) Dreams.
(c) Lectures from his father.
(d) Old paintings.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which of Tesla's inventions was first given support?

2. What kind of device did Tesla say his transmitter could control?

3. What ability did Tesla have no talent for in The Real Gymnasium?

4. What did Tesla say would weed out the strong men from the weak?

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

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