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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 did Tesla dislike about the city of Gospic when he first moved there?
(a) It was too big.
(b) It was too cold.
(c) It was too noisy.
(d) It was too crowded.

2. What about the Gramme dynamo did Tesla think was unnecessary?
(a) The end notes.
(b) The brushes.
(c) The liquid form.
(d) The medical wing.

3. Professor Poeschl was from ______________.
(a) Germany.
(b) Hungary.
(c) Croatia.
(d) France.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of skills does Tesla say he learned from his father?

2. What did Tesla say was caused by external stimuli?

3. How did Tesla's father make him use his mind as a child?

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

5. How did Tesla describe his mother?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What did Tesla always do before eating?

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

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

5. What does Tesla tell his uncle about Niagara Falls?

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

7. What weapons was Tesla good at using?

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

9. What happened when Gospic got a new fire engine?

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

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