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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before moving to Philadelphia, how much schooling had Spencer completed at the Medical Arts College in Boston?
(a) 1 year.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 2 years.
(d) 18 months.

2. When did Dr. Gregory Black die?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1868.
(c) 1859.
(d) 1871.

3. Where did Spencer and his team have access to a special operating room?
(a) First floor.
(b) Third floor.
(c) Second floor.
(d) Basement.

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

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

6. By 1873, how many applications were being submitted by students to the academy?
(a) Tens of thousands.
(b) Over 25,000.
(c) Thousands.
(d) More than 15,000.

7. How old was Spencer when he finished his schooling?
(a) 21.
(b) 22.
(c) 19.
(d) 20.

8. When did Elise give birth to her third child?
(a) 1875.
(b) 1878.
(c) 1877.
(d) 1876.

9. In Chapter 2, where did Spencer view an exhibit that influenced him greatly?
(a) Grossemier Museum.
(b) Metropolitan Museum.
(c) Cyrus Dallin Museum.
(d) Renfrew Museum.

10. In what month at the beginning of Chapter 3, did Spencer state that he was working tirelessly without results?
(a) March.
(b) April.
(c) January.
(d) February.

11. What is the date on the only known image of Alphonse?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1872.
(c) 1873.
(d) 1875.

12. During what month were Spencer and Elise married?
(a) June.
(b) May.
(c) November.
(d) December.

13. What was the name of the child that Spencer and Elise lost shortly after birth?
(a) Margaret.
(b) Rachel.
(c) Elizabeth.
(d) Prudence.

14. How old was Spencer in Chapter 3?
(a) 20.
(b) 21.
(c) 19
(d) 25.

15. With whom did Spencer believe humans shared traits?
(a) Sea creatures.
(b) Ancient gods.
(c) Ancient mythological animals.
(d) Monkeys.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Spencer’s reputation in Chapter 3?

2. What killed Dr. Gregory Black?

3. Where do cicadas hatch from their eggs?

4. In what year were the journal entries written at the end of Chapter 2?

5. How long was the courtship between Spencer and Elise?

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