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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. With whom did Spencer and his brother live after their father died?
(a) Grandparents.
(b) Uncle and Aunt.
(c) Family friends.
(d) Foster parents.

2. What ideas of Spencer’s began to separate him from the rest of the scientific community?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Methods for medical education.
(c) Surgical practices.
(d) Nature of science.

3. In Chapter 4, when did Spencer write about eliminating subtractive surgery?
(a) December 1879.
(b) July 1877.
(c) August 1878.
(d) March 1876.

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

5. What was Alphonse’s birth date?
(a) March 16.
(b) April 17.
(c) March 1.
(d) April 30.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the monster-baby that Spencer saw at a carnival in Chapter 5?

2. What was the purpose of the program Spencer began in Chapter 3?

3. How old was Spencer when his third child was born?

4. Why did Spencer decide that the fawn-child was not a ruminant?

5. In Chapter 5, what did Spencer find among the sideshows of a carnival?

(see the answer key)

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