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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) 1869.
(c) 1873.
(d) When he was two.

2. Before moving to Philadelphia, how many years of schooling had Bernard completed at the Medical Arts College in Boston?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. Who was one of Spencer’s most influential professors?
(a) Bernard Philip Vandervere.
(b) Robert Wyatt Williams.
(c) Joseph Warren Denkel.
(d) Peter David Andrews.

4. When did Spencer disappear?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1934.
(c) 1916.
(d) 1921.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Where do cicadas hatch from their eggs?

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

4. For what researcher did Spencer work on and off for many years, illustrating hundreds of specimens?

5. When did Spencer achieve fame and notoriety for his work?

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