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

2. When was the portrait of Elise in Chapter 4 drawn?
(a) 1871.
(b) 1873.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1875.

3. What color is the resin from the Myrrh tree?
(a) Golden-brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Gray.
(d) Reddish-brown.

4. When was the first operation performed in Chapter 3?
(a) July 9.
(b) May 18.
(c) June 3.
(d) April 24.

5. When was the last time the materials in the book were seen?
(a) 1919.
(b) 1924.
(c) 1941.
(d) 1938.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. When did Spencer and Elise have their first child?

3. What was the name of the place where Spencer worked in his program?

4. What did Spencer believe about mutations?

5. How did Spencer believe scientific evidence was derived?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was a nightmare that Spencer wrote about in his journal in Chapter 4?

3. When and how did Spencer’s father die?

4. In Chapter 3, what was Bernard doing?

5. What did Spencer begin to research in 1869?

6. Who did Spencer marry and how did they meet?

7. How did Spencer’s personality change in 1876?

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

9. What death did Spencer experience in the fall of 1874?

10. What is the life cycle of the cicada?

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