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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. 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 Spencer’s reputation in Chapter 3?
(a) A brilliant researcher.
(b) One of America’s brightest diagnosticians.
(c) Gifted surgeon.
(d) One of America’s brightest young scientists.

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

4. How old was Meredith Anne Heath?
(a) 9.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 7.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the child that Spencer and Elise lost shortly after birth?

2. When did Elise give birth to her third child?

3. What was the name of the poem Spencer wrote about his first grave robbing experience?

4. In which season did Spencer and his brother move after their father died?

5. What was the last year that Spencer worked at Ward C?

Short Essay Questions

1. What special program did Spencer begin in Chapter 3?

2. How successful was Ward C?

3. During this time in America and around the world, what changes were occurring in medicine?

4. At the time Spencer and Bernard moved to Philadelphia, how much of a medical education had each completed?

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

6. What is the life cycle of the cicada?

7. What did Spencer write about a time he went to help his father dig up a body?

8. Who were Spencer’s parents?

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

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

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