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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4 - Marriage and Transformation.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. During his last year at the academy, how did Spencer devote his time?
(a) More lectures.
(b) Dissections.
(c) More surgeries.
(d) Private studies.

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

3. Where did Spencer and his brother move after their father died?
(a) New York.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Chicago.

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

5. Who was the physician renowned for his work on embryonic research and conjoined twins who also participated in Spencer’s program?
(a) Joab A. Holace.
(b) Martin S. Laird.
(c) Isaiah D. Williams.
(d) David J. Breiten.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can the English Yew live?

2. What did Spencer believe about mutations?

3. Who was Bernard working for in Chapter 3?

4. What was the date of the journal entry at the beginning of Chapter 2?

5. What do cicadas transform into when they emerge from the ground?

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