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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. When did Spencer announce that he wanted to become a medical doctor?
(a) Shortly after his father’s death.
(b) When he was 21.
(c) After finishing high school.
(d) When he was 19.

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

3. Where were Meredith and her family from?
(a) Nebraska.
(b) Wyoming.
(c) Colorado.
(d) Iowa.

4. Who was one of Spencer’s most influential professors?
(a) Robert Wyatt Williams.
(b) Bernard Philip Vandervere.
(c) Joseph Warren Denkel.
(d) Peter David Andrews.

5. What do cicadas transform into when they emerge from the ground?
(a) Winged insects.
(b) Pupae.
(c) Butterflies.
(d) Cocoons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What insect did Spencer regularly sketch and mention in his journals and letters?

2. When did Spencer’s mother die?

3. In Chapter 3, how many right fingers did a patient have?

4. What condition was treated in the first operation in Chapter 3?

5. How long do cicadas live in the ground after hatching?

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