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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2 - Academy of Medicine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What killed Dr. Gregory Black?
(a) Pneumonia.
(b) Smallpox.
(c) Tuberculosis.
(d) Heart attack.

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

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

4. What insect did Spencer regularly sketch and mention in his journals and letters?
(a) Cicada.
(b) Grasshopper.
(c) Praying Mantis.
(d) Ant.

5. With whom did Spencer and his brother live after their father died?
(a) Foster parents.
(b) Uncle and Aunt.
(c) Grandparents.
(d) Family friends.

Short Answer Questions

1. During which year at the Academy in Philadelphia did Spencer begin taking illustration seriously?

2. What is the date of the second journal entry at the end of Chapter 2?

3. When did Dr. Gregory Black die?

4. Before moving to Philadelphia, how much schooling had Spencer completed at the Medical Arts College in Boston?

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

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