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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Spencer achieve fame and notoriety for his work?
(a) 1884.
(b) Late nineteenth century.
(c) 1912.
(d) Early twentieth century.

2. What was the name of the poem Spencer wrote about his first grave robbing experience?
(a) Resurrectionist.
(b) Grave Robber.
(c) In the Dark.
(d) A Dreadful Sight.

3. What was Elise’s last name?
(a) Price.
(b) Charleux.
(c) Chardelle.
(d) Anadante.

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

5. What year in Spencer’s life does Chapter 3 cover?
(a) 1872.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1870.
(d) 1871.

6. How old was Spencer when his father died?
(a) 17.
(b) 18.
(c) 19.
(d) 16.

7. What book did Emma Black write that is mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) A Journey with an American Naturalist.
(b) A Journey with an American Doctor.
(c) Microorganisms and Bacteria.
(d) Pasteurization and Bacteriolgy.

8. What was the name of the place where Spencer worked in his program?
(a) Ward B.
(b) Ward A.
(c) Ward C.
(d) Ward D.

9. In what year were the journal entries written at the end of Chapter 2?
(a) 1870.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1868.
(d) 1871.

10. In what month did Spencer comment on his opinion of the doctor who was known for his embryonic research and work with conjoined twins?
(a) April.
(b) June.
(c) July.
(d) May.

11. In Chapter 3, what condition did the second surgical patient suffer from?
(a) Fragile X syndrome.
(b) Oligodactyly.
(c) Rett syndrome.
(d) Polydactyly.

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

13. What was the name of the man in the household where Spencer and his brother lived after their father died?
(a) Isaiah.
(b) Jeremiah.
(c) Zachariah.
(d) Nehemiah.

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

15. For what researcher did Spencer work on and off for many years, illustrating hundreds of specimens?
(a) David Andrews.
(b) Martin Phillips.
(c) Phillip Robarre.
(d) Jean DeLain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whose body was the first that Spencer helped dig up?

2. What year did Spencer and his brother move as mentioned at the end of Chapter 1?

3. How many surgeons worked in Spencer’s program in Chapter 3?

4. In Chapter 3, who strongly disagreed with claims Spencer made in the first paper he published in Chapter 3?

5. What did Spencer spend much of his time studying?

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