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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. How long can the English Yew live?
(a) 250 years.
(b) 2,000 years.
(c) 175 years.
(d) 4,000 years.

2. What color is the resin from the Myrrh tree?
(a) Black.
(b) Golden-brown.
(c) Reddish-brown.
(d) Gray.

3. What do cicadas transform into when they emerge from the ground?
(a) Cocoons.
(b) Winged insects.
(c) Pupae.
(d) Butterflies.

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

5. What was the date of the journal entry at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) August.
(d) October.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book did Emma Black write that is mentioned in Chapter 1?

2. What insect did Spencer regularly sketch and mention in his journals and letters?

3. How old was Spencer when he began helping his father and brother dig up cadavers?

4. During which year at the Academy in Philadelphia did Spencer begin taking illustration seriously?

5. Where was Spencer born?

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