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

2. What was Tesla asked to write about?
(a) His education.
(b) His family.
(c) All of these.
(d) His inventions.

3. What did Tesla first try to create with a vacuum?
(a) A radio.
(b) A time machine.
(c) A perpetual motion machine.
(d) A water pump.

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

5. How did Tesla classify his age while writing this book?
(a) Young years.
(b) Elderly years.
(c) Obsequious years.
(d) Middle years.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla say caused his visions?

2. Tesla attributed his creativity to _________________.

3. How fast is the Earth's rotation?

4. Why did Tesla refrain from caffeine?

5. What law did Tesla deride?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Tesla do when he suddenly figured out how to create his induction motor?

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

3. What happened when Tesla started reading Voltaire?

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

5. How does the induction motor work?

6. What did Tesla do in response to the death of his brother?

7. How was Tesla able to catch crows?

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

9. Why did Tesla decide to get his first job?

10. What did Tesla do to the fire engine that Gospic got?

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