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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Spencer believe was ruined as he dissected the fawn-child?
(a) Nerves.
(b) Reputation.
(c) Fortitude.
(d) Stamina.

2. When did Spencer join the American Carnival?
(a) 1881.
(b) 1882.
(c) 1880.
(d) 1879.

3. When did Spencer draw the fawn-child?
(a) 1879.
(b) 1877.
(c) 18880.
(d) 1878.

4. When did Spencer write about the dissection of the fawn-child in his journal?
(a) October 17.
(b) September 3.
(c) August 14.
(d) July 21.

5. How were performers in carnival sideshows often treated?
(a) Like cattle.
(b) With great respect.
(c) Like sub humans.
(d) With ridicule and humiliation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Spencer call the new show he began in Chapter 7?

2. Where did Dr. Joab A. Holace believe that Spencer’s paper about the fawn-child should have been published?

3. How did Spencer describe the compulsion he had to work on the fawn-child?

4. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where was Spencer traveling?

5. In Chapter 6, how old was Alphonse when he helped his father create creatures for the carnival?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Spencer describe the fawn-child?

2. Who was Alexander Goethe?

3. How was the writing in the Codex described?

4. Was Spencer able to provide financially for his family by touring with the carnival?

5. How did Spencer treat Miriam Helmer?

6. How was the Codex described?

7. What observations did Spencer record from his dissection of the fawn-child?

8. What did Spencer believe about dragons?

9. What was the sphinx like?

10. How was Spencer’s paper on the fawn-child received?

(see the answer keys)

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