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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How did Tesla test the machines he invented?
(a) He would run water through it first.
(b) He would listen to the gears turning.
(c) He would feel the machine as it moved.
(d) He would run them in his imagination.

3. Whom did Tesla live with after he healed from his illness?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His cousins.
(c) His uncle.
(d) His mother.

4. What did Tesla suffer as a child?
(a) Abuse.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Several severe illnesses.
(d) Mental strains.

5. What did Tesla make from wood as a boy?
(a) Swords.
(b) Mazes.
(c) Mini cars.
(d) Diagrams.

6. When did Tesla begin banishing bad visions?
(a) His teenage years.
(b) His college years.
(c) His childhood.
(d) His adult years.

7. What did Tesla think delayed his development?
(a) His lack of confidence.
(b) His poor education.
(c) His need for approval.
(d) His lack of nutrition.

8. What famous author did Tesla get to meet as an adult?
(a) Charles Dickens.
(b) Jane Austen.
(c) Mark Twain.
(d) Louisa May Alcott.

9. What did Tesla hope to be able to control?
(a) His body.
(b) His country.
(c) His dreams.
(d) His mind.

10. What kind of jewelry did Tesla hate?
(a) Necklaces.
(b) Rings.
(c) Earrings.
(d) Brooches.

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

12. What was Tesla's father's occupation?
(a) Tailor.
(b) Ship captain.
(c) Factory worker.
(d) Professor.

13. What practice did Tesla credit his success to?
(a) Writing.
(b) Introspection.
(c) Drawing.
(d) Praying.

14. What did Tesla's father want him to become after going to the higher school?
(a) A clergyman.
(b) A professor.
(c) An engineer.
(d) A writer.

15. What about himself does Tesla say led to his success?
(a) His determination.
(b) His parental support.
(c) All of these.
(d) His physiology.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of models did Tesla like looking at in The Real Gymnasium?

2. What habit did Tesla overcome?

3. In what setting did Tesla think his mother was trapped?

4. What devastated Tesla's parents when he was young?

5. What was the occupation of Tesla's uncle?

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