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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Victor die?
(a) Measles.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Polio.
(d) Typhoid fever.

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

3. How did Spencer refer to the fawn-child in his journal when he discussed the importance of detailed notes?
(a) Monster.
(b) Barely human.
(c) Creature.
(d) Animal.

4. In Chapter 6, where did the dining room of an exclusive dinner club get destroyed because of Spencer’s actions?
(a) New Jersey.
(b) Pennsylvania.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) Massachusetts.

5. In 1900, what did Spencer do for a man whose legs had been amputated?
(a) Sewed on legs of a dead man.
(b) Gave him hooves.
(c) Sewed on legs from a horse.
(d) Gave him metal legs.

6. What was the monster-baby that Spencer saw at a carnival in Chapter 5?
(a) Jelly fish.
(b) Camel fetus.
(c) Whale fetus.
(d) Pig fetus.

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

8. When was a wealthy, eccentric naturalist arrested for fraud and theft?
(a) 1902.
(b) 1896.
(c) 1901.
(d) 1897.

9. As Spencer worked with the fawn-child in Chapter 5, what was he fighting?
(a) Criticism.
(b) Pneumonia.
(c) Fatigue and sickness.
(d) Disapproval.

10. Who published the Codex?
(a) John Wiley & Sons.
(b) Gilbert & Dean.
(c) A & C Black.
(d) Sotsky and Son.

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

12. What did Spencer call the new show he began in Chapter 7?
(a) Human Renaissance.
(b) Mythological Humanity.
(c) Renewal and Myth.
(d) Dawn of Humanity.

13. Where did Spencer take his show at the beginning of the twentieth century?
(a) Canada.
(b) Mexico.
(c) West coast.
(d) Overseas.

14. When did Spencer draw the fawn-child?
(a) 1878.
(b) 1877.
(c) 1879.
(d) 18880.

15. How old was Rose, one of the performers in Spencer’s new show?
(a) 19.
(b) 20.
(c) 18.
(d) 17.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where was the Codex published?

2. In what period of time did Spencer try to learn a lifetime of zoological science?

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

4. How old was Miriam Helmer when Spencer grafted wings onto her back?

5. Where did a private performance of Spencer’s show go terribly wrong?

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