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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. Which of these did Tesla refrain from drinking?
(a) Alcohol.
(b) Fresh juices.
(c) Water.
(d) Carbonation.

2. How did Tesla test the machines he invented?
(a) He would listen to the gears turning.
(b) He would feel the machine as it moved.
(c) He would run water through it first.
(d) He would run them in his imagination.

3. How did Tesla get good at his best subject at The Real Gymnasium?
(a) He wrote a lot as a child.
(b) He memorized the text book.
(c) He read novels about historical men.
(d) He pictured complex problems in his head.

4. How did Tesla classify his age while writing this book?
(a) Obsequious years.
(b) Middle years.
(c) Young years.
(d) Elderly years.

5. What did Tesla make from wood as a boy?
(a) Diagrams.
(b) Mini cars.
(c) Swords.
(d) Mazes.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Tesla's father react to his high marks at the Polytechnic School?

2. Why did Tesla say most people lacked a certain ability?

3. What devastated Tesla's parents when he was young?

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

5. Why did Tesla refrain from caffeine?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does the induction motor work?

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

5. What kind of aversions did Tesla have in his early years?

6. What did Tesla always do before eating?

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

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

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

10. How was Tesla able to catch crows?

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