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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. How did Spencer believe scientific evidence was derived?
(a) Studying.
(b) Experimentation.
(c) By learned scholars.
(d) By objective observers.

2. By 1873, how many applications were being submitted by students to the academy?
(a) Thousands.
(b) Tens of thousands.
(c) More than 15,000.
(d) Over 25,000.

3. Where did Dr. Gregory Black teach?
(a) Medical Arts College.
(b) Albany Medical College.
(c) Geneva Medical College.
(d) Indiana Central Medical College.

4. Oddly, how did Spencer feel as he dissected the fawn-child?
(a) Frustrated and irritated.
(b) Excited and invigorated.
(c) Vitalized and nourished.
(d) Angry and exhausted.

5. When was the first operation performed in Chapter 3?
(a) July 9.
(b) May 18.
(c) April 24.
(d) June 3.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many surgeons worked in Spencer’s program in Chapter 3?

2. In Chapter 5, where was the skeleton of the conjoined twins fused together?

3. During his last year at the academy, how did Spencer devote his time?

4. In what year were the journal entries written at the end of Chapter 2?

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

(see the answer key)

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