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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. In a journal at the beginning of Chapter 2, what did Spencer say was a miracle?
(a) Life and death.
(b) Being human.
(c) Sunrise and sunset.
(d) Birth of a baby.

2. What is the date on the only known image of Alphonse?
(a) 1874.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1872.
(d) 1873.

3. When did Spencer join the American Carnival?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1882.
(d) 1879.

4. When did Spencer begin keeping a journal?
(a) 1867.
(b) 1869.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1871.

5. During what month were Spencer and Elise married?
(a) November.
(b) June.
(c) May.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long do cicadas live in the ground after hatching?

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

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

4. What ideas of Spencer’s began to separate him from the rest of the scientific community?

5. In Chapter 6, what was the name of the person who said that Spencer’s show was indecent and blasphemous?

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