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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many universities did Spencer approach asking them to publish his paper on the fawn-child?
(a) 11.
(b) 9.
(c) 12.
(d) 8.

2. Where did Spencer find evidence of a centaur?
(a) Romania.
(b) Bulgaria.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

3. How many different species are listed in the Codex?
(a) 12.
(b) 15.
(c) 11.
(d) 13.

4. What name did Spencer give Alphonse after performing surgery on him?
(a) Strong man.
(b) Unaging man.
(c) Sleepless man.
(d) Winged man.

5. In Chapter 5, where was the skeleton of the conjoined twins fused together?
(a) Skull.
(b) Back.
(c) Ribs.
(d) Hip.

6. What years were covered in Chapter 7?
(a) 1886-1910.
(b) 1890-1902.
(c) 1887-1900.
(d) 1888-1908.

7. Where did Spencer find the dragon specimen?
(a) Nakanotorishima.
(b) Japan.
(c) Hiromija.
(d) Sendai.

8. In Chapter 6, where was Spencer’s show challenged to be indecent and blasphemous?
(a) St. Lewis County, New York.
(b) Oneida County, New York.
(c) Lawrence County, New York.
(d) Marris County, New York.

9. In Chapter 5, how does Spencer say that Alphonse is growing?
(a) Like a baby calf.
(b) Plant in spring.
(c) Like a weed.
(d) Like a puppy.

10. When did a private performance of Spencer’s show go terribly wrong?
(a) 1900.
(b) 1901.
(c) 1903.
(d) 1902.

11. In Chapter 6, what was the name of the person who said that Spencer’s show was indecent and blasphemous?
(a) Sarah Anne Calhoun.
(b) Morris Davies White.
(c) William Cathaway, Jr.
(d) Peter Martin Bryant, III.

12. What did Spencer believe was ruined as he dissected the fawn-child?
(a) Stamina.
(b) Reputation.
(c) Fortitude.
(d) Nerves.

13. How many copies were printed of the Codex?
(a) 50.
(b) 500.
(c) 6.
(d) 20.

14. Where did Spencer claim to have found a satyr?
(a) Mexico.
(b) Finland.
(c) Russia.
(d) Africa.

15. On what continent did the sphinx derive according to the Codex?
(a) Africa.
(b) South America.
(c) Australia.
(d) Europe.

Short Answer Questions

1. When was the collection of a wealthy, eccentric naturalist consumed by fire?

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

3. When was it not uncommon to believe in sirens or mermaids?

4. Where did Spencer dissect the fawn-child?

5. In ancient times, how was the siren described?

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