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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What kind of gem did Tesla hate?
(a) Pearls.
(b) All of these.
(c) Diamonds.
(d) Rubies.

3. Professor Poeschl was from ______________.
(a) Croatia.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Germany.
(d) France.

4. Where was Tesla's Polytechnic School?
(a) Poland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Syria.
(d) Latvia.

5. What did Tesla say would weed out the strong men from the weak?
(a) Society.
(b) Nature.
(c) Will power.
(d) Addictions.

6. What was Tesla asked to write about?
(a) His inventions.
(b) His family.
(c) All of these.
(d) His education.

7. What did Tesla repair that made him a favorite in the town of Gospic?
(a) A fire engine.
(b) A vacuum.
(c) A cotton gin.
(d) A coffee dispenser.

8. How did Tesla classify his age while writing this book?
(a) Middle years.
(b) Young years.
(c) Elderly years.
(d) Obsequious years.

9. Where did Tesla grow up?
(a) Latvia.
(b) Poland.
(c) Croatia.
(d) Russia.

10. What did Tesla think was the main purpose of inventors?
(a) Repairing harm.
(b) Pleasing God.
(c) Promoting humanity.
(d) Saving lives.

11. 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 give him problems to solve.
(d) He would drill him in tests.

12. Why did Tesla refrain from caffeine?
(a) His father told him to.
(b) It hurt his stomach.
(c) It was a harmful stimulant.
(d) It made him jittery.

13. How long did Tesla attend the higher school?
(a) Four years.
(b) Three years.
(c) Seven years.
(d) Six years.

14. What did Tesla accidentally remove from a woman's dress?
(a) The hem.
(b) The train.
(c) A lace trim.
(d) Some jewels.

15. What almost caused Tesla to quit his studies at the Polytechnic School?
(a) His father's lack of encouragement.
(b) His illnesses.
(c) His teachers's suggestions.
(d) The bullying he received there.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla do to avoid his distractions as a child?

2. What did Tesla suffer as a child?

3. What did Tesla think inventions should improve?

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

5. What did Tesla make from wood as a boy?

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