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

2. Where do cicadas hatch from their eggs?
(a) Under a rock.
(b) Tree.
(c) Tree trunk.
(d) Ground.

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

4. What did Spencer spend much of his time studying?
(a) Infectious diseases.
(b) Birth defects.
(c) Tumors.
(d) Anesthesia.

5. When was Bernard Black born?
(a) 1851.
(b) 1860.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1832.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can the English Yew live?

2. In Chapter 2, from where did the dead insects come from that Spencer illustrated?

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

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

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

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