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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 compare the human mind to?
(a) A computer.
(b) A bowl of water.
(c) A machine.
(d) An electrical current.

2. Why did Tesla's father make him spend a year traveling outdoors?
(a) To reward him.
(b) To make him want to study in the clergy.
(c) To inspire him.
(d) To strengthen him.

3. Where did Tesla hope to place a large water wheel?
(a) The Great Salt Lake.
(b) The English Channel.
(c) Niagara Falls.
(d) The mill pond.

4. Who visited Tesla while he was sick at the higher school?
(a) His aunt.
(b) His uncle.
(c) His father.
(d) His mother.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tesla's father was known for ______________.

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

3. What undermined Tesla's confidence while growing up?

4. Who thought Tesla should write about his childhood?

5. What is the Gramme dynamo?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

8. How did Tesla respond to the hallucinations he had as a child?

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

10. How did Tesla use his imagination to help him invent things?

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