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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 years of Spencer’s life were covered in Chapter 6?
(a) 1885-1895.
(b) 1880-1900.
(c) 1890-1900.
(d) 1879-1887.

2. In what period of time did Spencer try to learn a lifetime of zoological science?
(a) 3 weeks.
(b) A month.
(c) 5 years.
(d) 4 years.

3. How old was Miriam Helmer when Spencer grafted wings onto her back?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

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

5. In 1900, what did Spencer do for a man whose legs had been amputated?
(a) Gave him hooves.
(b) Sewed on legs from a horse.
(c) Sewed on legs of a dead man.
(d) Gave him metal legs.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, where was the skeleton of the conjoined twins fused together?

2. To what does Spencer compare Alphonse in Chapter 5?

3. In Chapter 6, what was the occupation of the person who criticized Spencer’s show and said it was indecent and blasphemous?

4. When did Spencer join the American Carnival?

5. As Spencer worked with the fawn-child in Chapter 5, what was he fighting?

Short Essay Questions

1. What procedure did Spencer follow to dissect the fawn-child?

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

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

4. How was the writing in the Codex described?

5. Why was Spencer arrested in Marris County, New York?

6. What creature did Spencer create that was too grotesque for his audiences?

7. What did Spencer decide to do for a living after he could no longer work at the academy?

8. In Chapter 5, how did Spencer describe most sideshows at carnivals?

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

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

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