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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Spencer and Elise meet?

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

3. How old was Spencer in Chapter 3?

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

5. When was the last time the materials in the book were seen?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the life cycle of the cicada?

3. What was known about the English Yew tree?

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

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

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

7. How did Spencer do with his studies in 1869?

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

9. What ideas about evolution would eventually separate Spencer from the rest of the scientific community?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, Spencer discussed his religious beliefs. Where did Spencer get his religious education? How long did his religious training affect his life? How did his lack of belief in God affect his research?

Essay Topic 2

The Codex was an anatomical reference manual. How did this manual differ from other manuals of the time? What was the opinion of most scientists about the contents of the book?

Essay Topic 3

Spencer claimed to have found specimens or remains of specimens. Did any of Spencer’s collection survive? When he traveled, did anyone corroborate his finding various specimens? Probably how were the specimens created?

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