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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through The Discovery of the Tesla Coil and Transformer.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Tesla hope to be able to control?
(a) His dreams.
(b) His body.
(c) His mind.
(d) His country.

3. Why did Tesla refrain from caffeine?
(a) It hurt his stomach.
(b) His father told him to.
(c) It made him jittery.
(d) It was a harmful stimulant.

4. How did Tesla feel about writing about his childhood?
(a) Reluctant.
(b) Annoyed.
(c) Ambivalent.
(d) Eager.

5. How did Tesla get the money to move somewhere to launch his invention?
(a) He took out a loan.
(b) He emptied his bank account.
(c) He cashed out his inheritance.
(d) He sold all his possessions.

Short Answer Questions

1. What trick did Tesla once play on his friends?

2. Tesla attributed his creativity to _________________.

3. What kind of gem did Tesla hate?

4. What did Tesla say would weed out the strong men from the weak?

5. What allowed Tesla to see inherent dangers?

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