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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When was Bernard Black born?
(a) 1851.
(b) 1832.
(c) 1848.
(d) 1860.

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

3. How old was Spencer when his third child was born?
(a) 24.
(b) 25.
(c) 27.
(d) 26.

4. What book did Emma Black write that is mentioned in Chapter 1?
(a) A Journey with an American Doctor.
(b) Microorganisms and Bacteria.
(c) Pasteurization and Bacteriolgy.
(d) A Journey with an American Naturalist.

5. What was the name of the woman in the household where Spencer and his brother lived after their father died?
(a) Rochelle.
(b) Isadore.
(c) Margaret.
(d) Priscilla.

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

7. In which season did Spencer and his brother move after their father died?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

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

9. How many years did it take curators of Philadelphia’s Museum of Medical Antiquities to collect Spencer’s papers?
(a) 50.
(b) 25.
(c) 10.
(d) 15.

10. What condition was treated in the first operation in Chapter 3?
(a) Pendred syndrome.
(b) Achondroplasia.
(c) Ectrodactyly.
(d) Cleft palate.

11. What was the purpose of the program Spencer began in Chapter 3?
(a) Research and improvement of operable birth defects.
(b) Health and nutrition program for pregnant mothers.
(c) Dissection of individuals with birth defects.
(d) In-patient treatment of individuals with mutations.

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

13. In a journal at the beginning of Chapter 2, what did Spencer say was a miracle?
(a) Life and death.
(b) Sunrise and sunset.
(c) Being human.
(d) Birth of a baby.

14. In Chapter 3, what controversial paper did Spencer publish?
(a) Humans and Evolution.
(b) Humans and Mutations.
(c) Mutations or Myth.
(d) The Perfect Human.

15. What did Spencer believe about mutations?
(a) They were accidents.
(b) Defect in genetics.
(c) Body’s attempt to grow what it had thousands of years ago.
(d) A form of evolution.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where do cicadas hatch from their eggs?

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

3. With whom did Spencer and his brother live after their father died?

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

5. In what month did Spencer comment on his opinion of the doctor who was known for his embryonic research and work with conjoined twins?

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