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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6 - American Carnival.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where was Spencer’s caravan parked while he and his son created creatures for his show?
(a) Elise’s family home near Chicago.
(b) Small town near Detroit.
(c) Meadow 40 miles north of Philadelphia.
(d) Farm outside of Boston.

2. Before moving to Philadelphia, how many years of schooling had Bernard completed at the Medical Arts College in Boston?
(a) 1.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 3.

3. What color is the resin from the Myrrh tree?
(a) Golden-brown.
(b) Black.
(c) Reddish-brown.
(d) Gray.

4. How long was the courtship between Spencer and Elise?
(a) 3 months.
(b) 2 years.
(c) A year.
(d) 18 months.

5. For what researcher did Spencer work on and off for many years, illustrating hundreds of specimens?
(a) Jean DeLain.
(b) Phillip Robarre.
(c) David Andrews.
(d) Martin Phillips.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where was Spencer’s show challenged to be indecent and blasphemous?

2. What disease did the lizard woman in Chapter 6 have?

3. What was Alphonse’s birth date?

4. When was Samuel born?

5. In a journal at the beginning of Chapter 2, what did Spencer say was a miracle?

(see the answer key)

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