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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. In a journal at the beginning of Chapter 2, what did Spencer say was a miracle?
(a) Life and death.
(b) Being human.
(c) Sunrise and sunset.
(d) Birth of a baby.

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

3. When did Spencer announce that he wanted to become a medical doctor?
(a) Shortly after his father’s death.
(b) After finishing high school.
(c) When he was 21.
(d) When he was 19.

4. When was the last time the materials in the book were seen?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1938.
(c) 1924.
(d) 1941.

5. How long do cicadas live in the ground after hatching?
(a) About five years.
(b) 12 months.
(c) More than a decade.
(d) 18 months.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Dr. Gregory Black teach?

2. When did Dr. Gregory Black die?

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

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

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

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