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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Marriage and Transformation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Spencer believe about mutations?
(a) Defect in genetics.
(b) They were accidents.
(c) A form of evolution.
(d) Body’s attempt to grow what it had thousands of years ago.

2. What ideas of Spencer’s began to separate him from the rest of the scientific community?
(a) Evolution.
(b) Methods for medical education.
(c) Nature of science.
(d) Surgical practices.

3. How long was the courtship between Spencer and Elise?
(a) 2 years.
(b) 3 months.
(c) A year.
(d) 18 months.

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

5. In Chapter 3, who strongly disagreed with claims Spencer made in the first paper he published in Chapter 3?
(a) Martinson.
(b) Holace.
(c) Van Hoeven.
(d) Denkel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How old was Spencer in Chapter 3?

3. In Chapter 3, what condition did the second surgical patient suffer from?

4. Where did Dr. Gregory Black teach?

5. What do cicadas transform into when they emerge from the ground?

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