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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. When did Spencer and Elise have their first child?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1875.

2. What type of animal did Spencer believe was a relative of the fawn child?
(a) Cow.
(b) Goat.
(c) Deer.
(d) Antelope.

3. As Spencer worked with the fawn-child in Chapter 5, what was he fighting?
(a) Disapproval.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Fatigue and sickness.
(d) Criticism.

4. What was the last year that Spencer worked at Ward C?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1876.
(d) 1879.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Spencer describe the compulsion he had to work on the fawn-child?

2. When was the first operation performed in Chapter 3?

3. For what researcher did Spencer work on and off for many years, illustrating hundreds of specimens?

4. In what period of time did Spencer try to learn a lifetime of zoological science?

5. Before moving to Philadelphia, how much schooling had Spencer completed at the Medical Arts College in Boston?

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