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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. How long after the publication of Gray’s Anatomy was Spencer’s Codex published?

2. What did Samuel study after he went to live with his uncle and aunt?

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

4. When did Spencer draw the fawn-child?

5. Where did Spencer take his show at the beginning of the twentieth century?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was the Codex described?

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

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

4. What did Spencer believe about dragons?

5. What happened in Budapest in 1901?

6. Who were some of the performers in the Human Renaissance show?

7. In Chapter 5, how did Spencer describe most sideshows at carnivals?

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

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

10. Who was Alexander Goethe?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 6, Elise tried to destroy Spencer’s work. What was Spencer doing for research? How did Bernard describe some of the research? How successful was Elise in destroying the atrocities?

Essay Topic 2

Spencer began researching mutations. What was Spencer’s goal for this research at first? How did his motives change? What was the end result of this research?

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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