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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What allowed Tesla to see inherent dangers?
(a) His observation.
(b) His experiene.
(c) His voices.
(d) His intellect.

3. What did Tesla excel at in The Real Gymnasium?
(a) English.
(b) Science.
(c) Math.
(d) History.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why did Tesla's father make him spend a year traveling outdoors?

3. How did Tesla describe his mother?

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

5. What did Tesla say caused his visions?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Tesla choose to write about his childhood?

2. What did Tesla say about the Gramme dynamo, and what was his professor's response to this?

3. What caused Tesla some reluctance in writing about his childhood?

4. What did Tesla's father do to help him hone his skill?

5. What did Tesla say was the purpose of an inventor?

6. What kind of aversions did Tesla have in his early years?

7. What was Tesla doing when he made his motor breakthrough?

8. What dangerous trick did Tesla once pull on his friends?

9. What did Tesla suffer from during his breakdown in Prague?

10. How was Tesla able to catch crows?

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