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

2. During which year at the Academy in Philadelphia did Spencer begin taking illustration seriously?
(a) Third year.
(b) First year.
(c) Second year.
(d) Last year.

3. Where did Dr. Joab A. Holace believe that Spencer’s paper about the fawn-child should have been published?
(a) Scientific journal.
(b) Newspaper.
(c) Penny dreadful.
(d) Novel.

4. What was the date of the journal entry at the beginning of Chapter 2?
(a) November.
(b) September.
(c) October.
(d) August.

5. In Chapter 2, from where did the dead insects come from that Spencer illustrated?
(a) Russia.
(b) Cuba.
(c) Europe.
(d) Malaysian Islands.

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Spencer begin keeping a journal?

2. Where do cicadas hatch from their eggs?

3. How long can the English Yew live?

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

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

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