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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 6, where was Spencer’s show challenged to be indecent and blasphemous?

2. In what period of time did Spencer try to learn a lifetime of zoological science?

3. What became Elise’s nickname during the time the Blacks traveled with the carnival?

4. In Chapter 6, what was the name of the person who said that Spencer’s show was indecent and blasphemous?

5. In Chapter 6, what was the occupation of the person who criticized Spencer’s show and said it was indecent and blasphemous?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What did Spencer believe about dragons?

4. How was the Codex described?

5. What happened to Samuel?

6. What creature did Spencer create that was too grotesque for his audiences?

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

8. How did Spencer describe the fawn-child?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Spencer claimed to have found specimens or remains of specimens. Did any of Spencer’s collection survive? When he traveled, did anyone corroborate his finding various specimens? Probably how were the specimens created?

Essay Topic 2

In Chapter 5, a visit to a carnival sideshow changed Spencer’s life. What did Spencer find at a sideshow? Why did he purchase the specimen? What did the learn from the specimen? How did his research change after that point?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 3, Spencer performed operations to treat conjoined twins and other mutations of the body. How did Spencer’s work change from performing surgeries to help individual to mutations to creating mutations?

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