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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened to those who could not answer the riddle of a sphinx?
(a) Horrible skin condition.
(b) Loss of first-born child.
(c) Poverty.
(d) Death.

2. What changed Spencer’s career and aspirations in Chapter 5?
(a) A falling out with his colleagues.
(b) Visit to a carnival.
(c) An operation on a pair of conjoined twins.
(d) An accident.

3. In Chapter 6, where was Spencer’s show challenged to be indecent and blasphemous?
(a) Lawrence County, New York.
(b) St. Lewis County, New York.
(c) Marris County, New York.
(d) Oneida County, New York.

4. In Chapter 5, how does Spencer say that Alphonse is growing?
(a) Like a baby calf.
(b) Like a puppy.
(c) Like a weed.
(d) Plant in spring.

5. Why did Spencer decide that the fawn-child was not a ruminant?
(a) No 3-chambered stomach.
(b) No four-chambered stomach.
(c) No hooves.
(d) No horns.

6. What seasons was the carnival open?
(a) Spring, summer, and fall.
(b) Spring and summer.
(c) Summer and fall.
(d) All year around.

7. How did Spencer describe the compulsion he had to work on the fawn-child?
(a) Disgusting.
(b) Determined.
(c) Absolute.
(d) Nauseating.

8. When did Spencer write about the dissection of the fawn-child in his journal?
(a) September 3.
(b) July 21.
(c) August 14.
(d) October 17.

9. Where did Spencer find evidence of a centaur?
(a) France.
(b) Bulgaria.
(c) Italy.
(d) Romania.

10. What was the monster-baby that Spencer saw at a carnival in Chapter 5?
(a) Pig fetus.
(b) Whale fetus.
(c) Camel fetus.
(d) Jelly fish.

11. Who published the Codex?
(a) Gilbert & Dean.
(b) A & C Black.
(c) John Wiley & Sons.
(d) Sotsky and Son.

12. What goddess was supposed to have created the boy that became the ganesha?
(a) Sarasvati.
(b) Devi.
(c) Parvati.
(d) Shiva.

13. As Spencer worked with the fawn-child in Chapter 5, what was he fighting?
(a) Disapproval.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Fatigue and sickness.
(d) Criticism.

14. When was the collection of a wealthy, eccentric naturalist consumed by fire?
(a) 1903.
(b) 1904.
(c) 1902.
(d) 1905.

15. When did Spencer unveil the new show he had created in Chapter 7?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1890.
(d) 1891.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year did Spencer write about the satyr in his journal?

2. What years were covered in Chapter 7?

3. How long after the publication of Gray’s Anatomy was Spencer’s Codex published?

4. In Chapter 6, where was the lizard-woman from?

5. How many horse-drawn caravans traveled with the American Carnival?

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