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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Tesla say would cure him while he was sick at the higher school?

2. What was Tesla asked to write about?

3. What ability did Tesla have no talent for in The Real Gymnasium?

4. What did Tesla think was the main purpose of inventors?

5. What did Tesla say caused his visions?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Tesla able to catch crows?

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

3. How was Tesla able to repair his reputation in the town of Gospic?

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

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

6. What did Tesla always do before eating?

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

8. What happened when Tesla started reading Voltaire?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Shame and propriety are common themes throughout this book. What are some of the instances where these themes are present, and why are they so important to the people involved?

Essay Topic 2

What inventions of Tesla are still affecting us today? How?

Essay Topic 3

What were Tesla's ideas about war, and how did these ideas come to be?

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