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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where was the lizard-woman from?
(a) Cleveland.
(b) Detroit.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) Chicago.

2. To what does Spencer compare Alphonse in Chapter 5?
(a) Healthy tree.
(b) Machine.
(c) Strong plant.
(d) Sturdy animal.

3. How old was Miriam Helmer when Spencer grafted wings onto her back?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 10.
(d) 8.

4. Where did Spencer claim to have found a satyr?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Africa.
(c) Finland.
(d) Russia.

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

6. In Chapter 5, what did Spencer find among the sideshows of a carnival?
(a) A monkey girl.
(b) Patients.
(c) Unusual diseases.
(d) Anatomy museum.

7. What happened shortly after Spencer submitted the fawn-child paper to the academy?
(a) They fired him.
(b) They terminated his funding.
(c) They took away his operating privileges.
(d) They gave him a new program to manage.

8. What did Samuel study after he went to live with his uncle and aunt?
(a) Theology.
(b) Architecture and engineering.
(c) Medicine.
(d) Eduucation.

9. In Chapter 7, how long did Spencer’s new show run publicly in the U.S.?
(a) 1892-1893.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 1894-1895.
(d) 4 years.

10. What was the monster-baby that Spencer saw at a carnival in Chapter 5?
(a) Jelly fish.
(b) Whale fetus.
(c) Pig fetus.
(d) Camel fetus.

11. When was Samuel born?
(a) May 3, 1884.
(b) April 12, 1885.
(c) November 4, 1883.
(d) July 11, 1886.

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

13. When did Spencer unveil the new show he had created in Chapter 7?
(a) 1892.
(b) 1890.
(c) 1891.
(d) 1889.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was Spencer’s caravan parked while he and his son created creatures for his show?

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

3. How many copies were printed of the Codex?

4. What did Spencer do with the fawn-child’s organs?

5. When did Bernard marry?

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