QUESTIONS 



CHAPTER I 



Give three reasons why a careful breeder is willing to pay high 

 for his animals. Describe what a scientist might do if he knew 

 certain definite facts about the ancestors of your neighbors. Mention 

 some of the labels which he might nail to the doors. When was 

 Jonathan Edwards born ? What were his noted characteristics ? In 

 1900 how many of his descendants had been located? Mention 

 the occupations of some of them. Taken as a whole, what influence 

 has the family of Jonathan Edwards had upon the world ? What 

 was the occupation of the first-recorded ancestor of the Jukes family ? 

 When and where was he born? What was his character? How 

 many descendants have been traced ? Mention some of their occu- 

 pations. Who were obliged to support those members of the family 

 who spent their time in prison and in the workhouse ? How much 

 has the Jukes family already cost the people of New York state ? 

 In what two ways are people cursed from birth ? What does the 

 chart show ? In the United States what was the increase in popu- 

 lation between 1800 and 1900? What difference will it make in 

 the outcome of things whether one kind of family or the other kind 

 multiplies faster on the earth ? 



CHAPTER II 



Mention two distinct kinds of pure-bred Andalusian fowls. When 

 a black and a white Andalusian fowl were chosen to be ancestors 

 of the next generation, what was the question about their descend- 

 ants ? What was the color of the chicks ? Did it make any difference 

 which parent was black, which white ? Were the children hybrid or 

 pure-bred ? When both parents are pure-bred of the same kind, 

 will their children be hybrid or pure-bred ? Explain the illustration 



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