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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 5, what did Spencer find among the sideshows of a carnival?

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

3. Where did the legendary Pegasus ascend?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the sphinx like?

2. How was the Minotaur different from the satyr?

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

4. How did Spencer describe the fawn-child?

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

6. What did some believe about the creatures in the Human Renaissance show?

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

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. What did Spencer decide to do for a living after he could no longer work at the academy?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

In Chapter 1, Spencer robbed graves with his father. How did Spencer feel about grave robbing? Did his views change throughout his life? Did he participate in the practice as an adult?

Essay Topic 2

Elise attempted to have her brother-in-law take custody of Alphonse and Samuel.

a. Why did Samuel stay with Bernard and Alphonse did not?

b. How did the lives of the two boys turn out?

Essay Topic 3

In Chapter 6, Spencer faced ridicule and rejection after he tried to publish a paper about the fawn-child. What was the main thesis of his paper? What did some in the medical community say about the contents of the paper? Why did he have to find a new job?

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