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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 strengthen him.
(c) To inspire him.
(d) To reward him.

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

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

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

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

6. Which of these did Tesla refrain from drinking?
(a) Fresh juices.
(b) Water.
(c) Carbonation.
(d) Alcohol.

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

8. Where did Tesla almost drown?
(a) In a river.
(b) By a dock.
(c) At the ocean.
(d) In a swimming pool.

9. What was Tesla unable to do while at the Polytechnic School?
(a) Lie to others.
(b) Leave a project unfinished.
(c) Fit in with his comrades.
(d) Sleep at night.

10. What devastated Tesla's parents when he was young?
(a) His brother died.
(b) His father lost his job.
(c) They were kicked out of their house.
(d) Tesla stopped inventing.

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

12. How was Tesla punished for ruining a woman's dress?
(a) He was grounded.
(b) His father slapped him.
(c) He was not allwoed to go to church.
(d) All of these.

13. Why was Tesla so concerned about the one thing he had no talent for in The Real Gymnasium?
(a) It was a required part of the curriculum.
(b) He wanted to be like his father.
(c) He was a perfectionist.
(d) It was important in inventing.

14. How did Tesla's father make him use his mind as a child?
(a) He would give him problems to solve.
(b) He would let him sit in on his lectures.
(c) He would drill him in tests.
(d) He would leave him alone to finish large tasks.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who at the magazine asked Tesla to write?

3. What did Tesla say about his physical age while writing this book?

4. Why did Tesla think people should have free access to addictive substances?

5. How did Tesla describe the house he lived in after healing from his illness?

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