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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 did Spencer refer to the fawn-child in his journal when he discussed the importance of detailed notes?

2. When did Spencer write about the dissection of the fawn-child in his journal?

3. What happened to those who could not answer the riddle of a sphinx?

4. How long did Spencer perform at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago?

5. How did the Academy receive the paper Spencer submitted on the fawn-child?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who was Alexander Goethe?

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

4. What was the legend behind the ganesha?

5. How was the writing in the Codex described?

6. What was believed about sirens or mermaids?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Spencer created the Human Renaissance to showcase his collection. What was different about this collection than Spencer’s previous shows? Who were some of the performers? How did Spencer create some of specimens? Did he do experiments on humans?

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 4, Ward C had its first tragedy. What went wrong? Who accepted responsibility? Why did Spencer believe he was responsible? How did the tragedy affect the program and Spencer?

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