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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What was the last year that Spencer worked at Ward C?
(a) 1877.
(b) 1876.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1878.

3. How many specialists in human mutations were on Spencer’s team in Chapter 3?
(a) 5.
(b) 3.
(c) 2.
(d) 4.

4. With whom did Spencer believe humans shared traits?
(a) Monkeys.
(b) Ancient gods.
(c) Ancient mythological animals.
(d) Sea creatures.

5. What year were Spencer and Elise married?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1874.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1873.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Spencer when his father died?

2. Who was one of Spencer’s most influential professors?

3. Where do cicadas hatch from their eggs?

4. In what year were the journal entries written at the end of Chapter 2?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What work did Spencer find in the evenings in 1869?

2. How did Spencer seem to feel about the birth of his third child?

3. How successful was Ward C?

4. What was the first operation performed in Ward C?

5. How did Dr. Gregory Black obtain bodies for his medical students?

6. How did the success of Ward C affect the academy?

7. What was the first unsuccessful surgery at Ward C?

8. In Chapter 3, what was Bernard doing?

9. Where did Spencer and his brother go to live after their father died?

10. What other operation was mentioned in Chapter 3?

(see the answer keys)

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