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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Academy of Medicine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During which year at the Academy in Philadelphia did Spencer begin taking illustration seriously?
(a) Second year.
(b) Last year.
(c) First year.
(d) Third year.

2. What was the name of the woman in the household where Spencer and his brother lived after their father died?
(a) Rochelle.
(b) Margaret.
(c) Isadore.
(d) Priscilla.

3. When was Spencer born?
(a) 1848.
(b) 1837.
(c) 1851.
(d) 1863.

4. Whose body was the first that Spencer helped dig up?
(a) David Jonathan Brice.
(b) Peter Wyatt Andrews.
(c) Jasper Earl Werthy.
(d) Jeremiah Rivers Martin.

5. For what researcher did Spencer work on and off for many years, illustrating hundreds of specimens?
(a) Martin Phillips.
(b) Jean DeLain.
(c) Phillip Robarre.
(d) David Andrews.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long have some English Yew lived?

2. What were Bernard’s scientific interests?

3. Who was one of Spencer’s most influential professors?

4. In which season did Spencer and his brother move after their father died?

5. How long do cicadas live in the ground after hatching?

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