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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8 - Codex Extinct Animalia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What years were covered in Chapter 7?
(a) 1890-1902.
(b) 1887-1900.
(c) 1888-1908.
(d) 1886-1910.

2. Oddly, how did Spencer feel as he dissected the fawn-child?
(a) Vitalized and nourished.
(b) Excited and invigorated.
(c) Frustrated and irritated.
(d) Angry and exhausted.

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

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

5. Who was the physician renowned for his work on embryonic research and conjoined twins who also participated in Spencer’s program?
(a) Isaiah D. Williams.
(b) Joab A. Holace.
(c) Martin S. Laird.
(d) David J. Breiten.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Spencer’s notes suggest that Elise came from?

2. How many years did it take curators of Philadelphia’s Museum of Medical Antiquities to collect Spencer’s papers?

3. How long was Spencer booked to perform at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago?

4. Where did Spencer and his brother move after their father died?

5. What did Spencer call the harpy-like creature he created in Chapter 6?

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