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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5 - Fawn Child.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Spencer do with the fawn-child’s organs?
(a) Pickled and preserved them.
(b) Performed experiments on them.
(c) Put them in jars of noxious liquid.
(d) Threw them in the garbage.

2. Before moving to Philadelphia, how much schooling had Spencer completed at the Medical Arts College in Boston?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 18 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 6 months.

3. In what month at the beginning of Chapter 3, did Spencer state that he was working tirelessly without results?
(a) March.
(b) February.
(c) April.
(d) January.

4. When did Spencer begin keeping a journal?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1871.
(c) 1867.
(d) 1869.

5. When did Dr. Gregory Black die?
(a) 1868.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1871.
(d) 1859.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Spencer believe scientific evidence was derived?

2. When did Spencer announce that he wanted to become a medical doctor?

3. How old was Spencer when he finished his schooling?

4. Where did Spencer and his brother move after their father died?

5. What insect did Spencer regularly sketch and mention in his journals and letters?

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