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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through My Early Life.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What habit did Tesla overcome?
(a) Gambling.
(b) Drinking.
(c) Smoking.
(d) All of these.

3. What undermined Tesla's confidence while growing up?
(a) Living in the shadow of his brother.
(b) Not respecting his father.
(c) Caring about his self image too much.
(d) Never having enough money.

4. What magazine asked Tesla to write?
(a) Electrical Engineers.
(b) Electrical Experimenter.
(c) Engineering Weekly.
(d) Experimental Electrics.

5. Who at the magazine asked Tesla to write?
(a) The typesetter.
(b) The owner.
(c) The reporters.
(d) The editors.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who thought Tesla should write about his childhood?

2. What was Tesla's father's occupation?

3. What kind of gem did Tesla hate?

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

5. What distracted Tesla as a child?

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