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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the Gramme dynamo?
(a) A hard metal.
(b) A book.
(c) An institute of study.
(d) A motor.

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

4. How did Tesla describe his mother?
(a) All of these.
(b) Creative inventor.
(c) Tireless worker.
(d) Domestic genius.

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

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

7. How did Tesla describe the house he lived in after healing from his illness?
(a) Strict.
(b) Pleasant.
(c) Down run.
(d) Fine.

8. What did Tesla say would cure him while he was sick at the higher school?
(a) Walking outside.
(b) Reading from the Bible.
(c) Studying engineering.
(d) Confessing his sins.

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

10. Who thought Tesla should write about his childhood?
(a) His parents.
(b) His wife.
(c) The editors.
(d) Himself.

11. What talent did Tesla suppress at a young age?
(a) Reading.
(b) Composing.
(c) Writing.
(d) Inventing.

12. What did Tesla do to avoid his distractions as a child?
(a) Made special glasses.
(b) Drew patterns that he saw.
(c) Made up new images.
(d) Wore ear muffs.

13. What did Tesla do when he fell ill after graduating from The Real Gymnasium?
(a) Listened to the radio.
(b) Talked to his mother.
(c) Practiced drawing.
(d) Read books.

14. What ability did Tesla say most people lacked?
(a) True prayer.
(b) Meditation.
(c) Self calming.
(d) Introspection.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Tesla refrain from caffeine?

2. What allowed Tesla to see inherent dangers?

3. What did Tesla dislike about the city of Gospic when he first moved there?

4. How did Tesla classify his age while writing this book?

5. What did Tesla first try to create with a vacuum?

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