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

2. Why did Spencer decide that the fawn-child was not a ruminant?
(a) No horns.
(b) No hooves.
(c) No four-chambered stomach.
(d) No 3-chambered stomach.

3. When was Spencer’s Codex published?
(a) 1908.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1911.
(d) 1907.

4. Who published the Codex?
(a) Gilbert & Dean.
(b) John Wiley & Sons.
(c) A & C Black.
(d) Sotsky and Son.

5. In what year did Spencer write about the satyr in his journal?
(a) 1904.
(b) 1907.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1905.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long was Spencer booked to perform at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago?

2. What type of tail did the Chimaera have?

3. When did a private performance of Spencer’s show go terribly wrong?

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

5. How were performers in carnival sideshows often treated?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Spencer arrested in Marris County, New York?

2. How did Spencer get the fawn-child and what did he do with it?

3. At a carnival Spencer saw in Chapter 5, what were some of the exhibits?

4. Why did Spencer have to leave the World’s Columbian Exposition early?

5. How did Spencer treat Miriam Helmer?

6. What procedure did Spencer follow to dissect the fawn-child?

7. What did Spencer believe about dragons?

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

9. What was the first creature that Spencer created for his show?

10. How did Dr. Joab A. Holace describe Spencer in a medical journal in July 1884?

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