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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Spencer dissect the fawn-child?
(a) His attic.
(b) Ward C.
(c) Lab at the academy.
(d) His basement.

2. When did Bernard marry?
(a) 1898.
(b) 1900.
(c) 1899.
(d) 1897.

3. What years were covered in Chapter 7?
(a) 1886-1910.
(b) 1887-1900.
(c) 1890-1902.
(d) 1888-1908.

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

5. What seasons was the carnival open?
(a) All year around.
(b) Spring, summer, and fall.
(c) Spring and summer.
(d) Summer and fall.

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

7. How many copies were printed of the Codex?
(a) 6.
(b) 500.
(c) 20.
(d) 50.

8. How did the Academy receive the paper Spencer submitted on the fawn-child?
(a) Belittled it.
(b) Destroyed it.
(c) Rejected it.
(d) Published it.

9. Where were great statues of the sphinx found?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Iran.
(c) Iraq.
(d) Turkey.

10. When was it not uncommon to believe in sirens or mermaids?
(a) Seventeenth century.
(b) Eighteenth century.
(c) Sixteenth century.
(d) Nineteenth century.

11. How many horse-drawn caravans traveled with the American Carnival?
(a) 30.
(b) 20.
(c) 15.
(d) 25.

12. What type of tail did the Chimaera have?
(a) Cat.
(b) Snake.
(c) Dog.
(d) Lion.

13. When was a wealthy, eccentric naturalist arrested for fraud and theft?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1897.

14. Where did Spencer take his show at the beginning of the twentieth century?
(a) Canada.
(b) Overseas.
(c) West coast.
(d) Mexico.

15. How many heads did the chimaera have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What mythological creature did Spencer decide was not a relative of the fawn-child?

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

4. Where did a private performance of Spencer’s show go terribly wrong?

5. When was Samuel born?

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