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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, what controversial paper did Spencer publish?
(a) Humans and Mutations.
(b) Humans and Evolution.
(c) The Perfect Human.
(d) Mutations or Myth.

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

3. When did Elise give birth to her third child?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1878.
(d) 1876.

4. Where were Meredith and her family from?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Colorado.
(c) Wyoming.
(d) Iowa.

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

6. In Chapter 3, how many right fingers did a patient have?
(a) 7.
(b) 8.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

7. How long can the English Yew live?
(a) 2,000 years.
(b) 4,000 years.
(c) 175 years.
(d) 250 years.

8. In which season did Spencer and his brother move after their father died?
(a) Winter.
(b) Spring.
(c) Fall.
(d) Summer.

9. How old was Spencer when his third child was born?
(a) 24.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 26.

10. When did Spencer and Elise have their first child?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1872.

11. What was the name of the child that Spencer and Elise lost shortly after birth?
(a) Prudence.
(b) Elizabeth.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Rachel.

12. Where was Spencer born?
(a) New York.
(b) Boston.
(c) Concord.
(d) Philadelphia.

13. How did Spencer and Elise meet?
(a) At a dinner party.
(b) At Ward C.
(c) She was doing research at the academy.
(d) She was a friend of his family.

14. In Chapter 2, from where did the dead insects come from that Spencer illustrated?
(a) Russia.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Malaysian Islands.
(d) Europe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do cicadas live in the ground after hatching?

2. How many specialists in human mutations were on Spencer’s team in Chapter 3?

3. Who was the physician renowned for his work on embryonic research and conjoined twins who also participated in Spencer’s program?

4. What was Elise’s last name?

5. In what month did Spencer comment on his opinion of the doctor who was known for his embryonic research and work with conjoined twins?

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