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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What mythological creature did Spencer decide was not a relative of the fawn-child?
(a) Centaur
(b) Harpy.
(c) Chimaera.
(d) Satyr.

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

3. How many copies were printed of the Codex?
(a) 6.
(b) 500.
(c) 50.
(d) 20.

4. What did Samuel study after he went to live with his uncle and aunt?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Eduucation.
(c) Theology.
(d) Architecture and engineering.

5. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where was Spencer traveling?
(a) Denver.
(b) Minneapolis.
(c) Omaha.
(d) Chicago.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the monster-baby that Spencer saw at a carnival in Chapter 5?

2. When was a wealthy, eccentric naturalist arrested for fraud and theft?

3. Where did Spencer claim to have found a satyr?

4. Oddly, how did Spencer feel as he dissected the fawn-child?

5. When did Spencer end his arrangement with the American Carnival?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Spencer able to provide financially for his family by touring with the carnival?

2. Who were some of the performers in the Human Renaissance show?

3. Why did Spencer have to leave the World’s Columbian Exposition early?

4. How was Spencer’s paper on the fawn-child received?

5. What did some believe about the creatures in the Human Renaissance show?

6. What did Spencer believe about dragons?

7. Who was Alexander Goethe?

8. What was the legend behind the ganesha?

9. In Chapter 5, how did Spencer describe Alphonse’s growth?

10. At a carnival Spencer saw in Chapter 5, what were some of the exhibits?

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