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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. To what does Spencer compare Alphonse in Chapter 5?

2. At the beginning of Chapter 7, where was Spencer traveling?

3. How many copies were printed of the Codex?

4. To what class did Spencer assign the sphinx?

5. On what continent did the sphinx derive according to the Codex?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What was the legend behind the ganesha?

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

5. What happened to Samuel?

6. What was the sphinx like?

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

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. What was believed about sirens or mermaids?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Elise was badly burned in Chapter 6. What was her condition? How did Spencer try to help her at first? What unorthodox treatments did he resort to? How did he describe his wife at the end?

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

The Codex was an anatomical reference manual. How did this manual differ from other manuals of the time? What was the opinion of most scientists about the contents of the book?

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