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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3 - Ward C.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was Spencer’s reputation in Chapter 3?
(a) One of America’s brightest young scientists.
(b) A brilliant researcher.
(c) One of America’s brightest diagnosticians.
(d) Gifted surgeon.

2. How long can the English Yew live?
(a) 250 years.
(b) 175 years.
(c) 2,000 years.
(d) 4,000 years.

3. In Chapter 3, who strongly disagreed with claims Spencer made in the first paper he published in Chapter 3?
(a) Van Hoeven.
(b) Denkel.
(c) Holace.
(d) Martinson.

4. What do cicadas transform into when they emerge from the ground?
(a) Winged insects.
(b) Butterflies.
(c) Pupae.
(d) Cocoons.

5. What did Spencer spend much of his time studying?
(a) Infectious diseases.
(b) Anesthesia.
(c) Tumors.
(d) Birth defects.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who was Bernard working for in Chapter 3?

2. What year did Spencer and his brother move as mentioned at the end of Chapter 1?

3. What is the date of the second journal entry at the end of Chapter 2?

4. When did Spencer begin keeping a journal?

5. In Chapter 3, what controversial paper did Spencer publish?

(see the answer key)

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