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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. When was the portrait of Elise in Chapter 4 drawn?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1871.

2. Who was the physician renowned for his work on embryonic research and conjoined twins who also participated in Spencer’s program?
(a) Isaiah D. Williams.
(b) Martin S. Laird.
(c) David J. Breiten.
(d) Joab A. Holace.

3. When did Spencer’s mother die?
(a) When he was two.
(b) Giving birth to him.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1873.

4. What insect did Spencer regularly sketch and mention in his journals and letters?
(a) Praying Mantis.
(b) Cicada.
(c) Grasshopper.
(d) Ant.

5. In Chapter 3, what controversial paper did Spencer publish?
(a) Humans and Mutations.
(b) Mutations or Myth.
(c) The Perfect Human.
(d) Humans and Evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was Spencer born?

2. In Chapter 3, what condition did the second surgical patient suffer from?

3. What were Bernard’s scientific interests?

4. During what month were Spencer and Elise married?

5. What was the name of the child that Spencer and Elise lost shortly after birth?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Dr. Gregory Black obtain bodies for his medical students?

2. What was the first unsuccessful surgery at Ward C?

3. What death did Spencer experience in the fall of 1874?

4. What did Spencer begin to research in 1869?

5. Who were Spencer’s parents?

6. What special program did Spencer begin in Chapter 3?

7. How did the success of Ward C affect the academy?

8. What did Spencer write about a time he went to help his father dig up a body?

9. What work did Spencer find in the evenings in 1869?

10. How did Spencer’s personality change in 1876?

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