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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where was Spencer traveling?
(a) Omaha.
(b) Denver.
(c) Minneapolis.
(d) Chicago.
2. Where was Spencer’s caravan parked while he and his son created creatures for his show?
(a) Farm outside of Boston.
(b) Meadow 40 miles north of Philadelphia.
(c) Small town near Detroit.
(d) Elise’s family home near Chicago.
3. In 1900, what did Spencer do for a man whose legs had been amputated?
(a) Sewed on legs from a horse.
(b) Gave him hooves.
(c) Sewed on legs of a dead man.
(d) Gave him metal legs.
4. In Chapter 6, what was the occupation of the person who criticized Spencer’s show and said it was indecent and blasphemous?
(a) Mayor.
(b) Minister.
(c) Farmer.
(d) Teacher.
5. What goddess was supposed to have created the boy that became the ganesha?
(a) Parvati.
(b) Shiva.
(c) Sarasvati.
(d) Devi.
6. How old was Rose, one of the performers in Spencer’s new show?
(a) 17.
(b) 20.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.
7. In ancient times, how was the siren described?
(a) As a bird.
(b) As a dolphin.
(c) As a polar bear.
(d) As a fish.
8. On what continent did the sphinx derive according to the Codex?
(a) Europe.
(b) South America.
(c) Australia.
(d) Africa.
9. What became Elise’s nickname during the time the Blacks traveled with the carnival?
(a) Momma El.
(b) Ellie.
(c) Miss Priss.
(d) Mother Elise.
10. When was a wealthy, eccentric naturalist arrested for fraud and theft?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1897.
(c) 1896.
(d) 1901.
11. In Chapter 5, where was the skeleton of the conjoined twins fused together?
(a) Hip.
(b) Skull.
(c) Ribs.
(d) Back.
12. 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) Newspaper.
(d) Novel.
13. In Chapter 7, where did Spencer unveil his new show?
(a) Philadelphia.
(b) Boston.
(c) Chicago.
(d) Detroit.
14. Where did Spencer claim to have found a satyr?
(a) Finland.
(b) Russia.
(c) Africa.
(d) Mexico.
15. Where were great statues of the sphinx found?
(a) Egypt.
(b) Iraq.
(c) Iran.
(d) Turkey.
Short Answer Questions
1. How many horse-drawn caravans traveled with the American Carnival?
2. What type of tail did the Chimaera have?
3. Why did Spencer decide that the fawn-child was not a ruminant?
4. What disease did the lizard woman in Chapter 6 have?
5. What type of animal did Spencer believe was a relative of the fawn child?
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