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

2. In what setting did Tesla think his mother was trapped?
(a) Academic.
(b) Naive.
(c) Domestic.
(d) Poverty stricken.

3. What kind of skills does Tesla say he learned from his father?
(a) Practical skills.
(b) Creative skills.
(c) Productive skills.
(d) Mental skills.

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

5. What did Tesla think delayed his development?
(a) His need for approval.
(b) His poor education.
(c) His lack of nutrition.
(d) His lack of confidence.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla say caused his visions?

2. Professor Poeschl was from ______________.

3. What was the Real Gymnasium?

4. What about himself does Tesla say led to his success?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What caused Tesla some reluctance in writing about his childhood?

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

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

4. What was Tesla doing when he made his motor breakthrough?

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

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

7. What weapons was Tesla good at using?

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

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

10. How does the induction motor work?

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