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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. When did Spencer’s mother die?
(a) Giving birth to him.
(b) When he was two.
(c) 1869.
(d) 1873.

2. What year did Spencer and his brother move as mentioned at the end of Chapter 1?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1871.

3. Where was Spencer born?
(a) Concord.
(b) New York.
(c) Boston.
(d) Philadelphia.

4. How many years did it take curators of Philadelphia’s Museum of Medical Antiquities to collect Spencer’s papers?
(a) 50.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

5. What insect did Spencer regularly sketch and mention in his journals and letters?
(a) Cicada.
(b) Grasshopper.
(c) Praying Mantis.
(d) Ant.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Spencer spend much of his time studying?

2. In Chapter 2, what is the date of the first journal entry at the end of the chapter?

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

4. What was the date of the journal entry at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. What was the name of the poem Spencer wrote about his first grave robbing experience?

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