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

2. What did Spencer call the harpy-like creature he created in Chapter 6?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Rebecca.
(c) Eve.
(d) Elizabeth.

3. What became Elise’s nickname during the time the Blacks traveled with the carnival?
(a) Ellie.
(b) Mother Elise.
(c) Miss Priss.
(d) Momma El.

4. When did Spencer and Elise have their first child?
(a) 1873.
(b) 1875.
(c) 1874.
(d) 1872.

5. What changed Spencer’s career and aspirations in Chapter 5?
(a) Visit to a carnival.
(b) A falling out with his colleagues.
(c) An accident.
(d) An operation on a pair of conjoined twins.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long can the English Yew live?

2. How much did Spencer pay for a fawn-child specimen in Chapter 5?

3. During what month were Spencer and Elise married?

4. How many specialists in human mutations were on Spencer’s team in Chapter 3?

5. In Chapter 4, when did Spencer write about eliminating subtractive surgery?

(see the answer key)

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