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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would Tesla calculate before eating?
(a) The volume of his food.
(b) The nutritional value of his food.
(c) The origin of his food.
(d) The number of people in the room.

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

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

4. Why did Tesla say most people lacked a certain ability?
(a) They were too concerned with outward happenings.
(b) They were not disciplined enough.
(c) They were too selfish.
(d) They were not intelligent enough.

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

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

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

8. What did Tesla say was just as harmful as alcohol?
(a) Hot tea.
(b) Preservatives.
(c) Tobacco.
(d) Salt.

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

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

11. What did Professor Poeschl teach?
(a) Advanced Trigonometry.
(b) Biology.
(c) Experimental Physics.
(d) Chromatic Chemistry.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Tesla asked to write about?

2. Professor Poeschl was from ______________.

3. How did Tesla feel about his time in The Real Gymnasium?

4. Where did Tesla hope to place a large water wheel?

5. Why did Tesla refrain from caffeine?

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