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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who at the magazine asked Tesla to write?
(a) The typesetter.
(b) The reporters.
(c) The owner.
(d) The editors.

2. What law did Tesla deride?
(a) Tariffs.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Prohibition.
(d) The Stamp Tax.

3. What kind of skills does Tesla say he learned from his father?
(a) Creative skills.
(b) Practical skills.
(c) Mental skills.
(d) Productive skills.

4. What did Tesla say caused his visions?
(a) External stimulants.
(b) Boredom.
(c) Bad memories.
(d) Guilt.

5. Tesla's father was known for ______________.
(a) His amazing memory.
(b) His kindness to strangers.
(c) His astounding lectures.
(d) His hard work ethic.

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

7. What about the Gramme dynamo did Tesla think was unnecessary?
(a) The brushes.
(b) The end notes.
(c) The medical wing.
(d) The liquid form.

8. How did Tesla feel about his time in The Real Gymnasium?
(a) He enjoyed it.
(b) He hated it.
(c) He endured it.
(d) He loved it more than anything.

9. What subject did Tesla like most in the higher school?
(a) Engineering.
(b) Physics.
(c) Literature.
(d) Calculus.

10. What did Tesla say about his physical age while writing this book?
(a) It was right in line with his actual age.
(b) It was much older than his actual age.
(c) It was much younger than his actual age.
(d) It fluctuated all the time.

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

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

13. What habit did Tesla overcome?
(a) All of these.
(b) Gambling.
(c) Drinking.
(d) Smoking.

14. How fast is the Earth's rotation?
(a) 100 mph.
(b) 10,000 mph.
(c) 1,000 mph.
(d) 500 mph.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla's father want him to become after going to the higher school?

2. What almost caused Tesla to quit his studies at the Polytechnic School?

3. What did Tesla hope to be able to control?

4. What did Tesla suffer as a child?

5. How long did Tesla attend the higher school?

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