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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 law did Tesla deride?
(a) Prohibition.
(b) Slavery.
(c) Tariffs.
(d) The Stamp Tax.

2. When did Tesla begin banishing bad visions?
(a) His college years.
(b) His teenage years.
(c) His adult years.
(d) His childhood.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What habit did Tesla overcome?

2. What distracted Tesla as a child?

3. How was Tesla able to overcome his bad habit?

4. What did Tesla do to avoid his distractions as a child?

5. What did Tesla think was the main purpose of inventors?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Tesla's father not more excited about his success at the school?

2. How and where did Tesla get his first job?

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

4. How does the induction motor work?

5. What happened when Tesla started reading Voltaire?

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

7. What did Tesla choose to work on after he recovered from his breakdown in Prague?

8. How was Tesla able to catch crows?

9. What weapons was Tesla good at using?

10. What kind of school did Tesla attend? Why?

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