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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what does Spencer compare Alphonse in Chapter 5?
(a) Healthy tree.
(b) Strong plant.
(c) Sturdy animal.
(d) Machine.

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

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

4. Where did the legendary Pegasus ascend?
(a) Mount Olympus.
(b) Alfheim.
(c) Atlantis.
(d) Hades.

5. What seasons was the carnival open?
(a) Summer and fall.
(b) All year around.
(c) Spring and summer.
(d) Spring, summer, and fall.

6. When did Spencer join the American Carnival?
(a) 1882.
(b) 1880.
(c) 1879.
(d) 1881.

7. Where was the Codex published?
(a) Boston.
(b) Chicago.
(c) Philadelphia.
(d) New York.

8. In what year did Spencer write about the satyr in his journal?
(a) 1907.
(b) 1905.
(c) 1906.
(d) 1904.

9. In Chapter 7, how long did Spencer’s new show run publicly in the U.S.?
(a) 1892-1893.
(b) 2 years.
(c) 4 years.
(d) 1894-1895.

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

11. When did Spencer build and design a miraculous cabinet of curiosities—taxidermied replicas of mythological creatures?
(a) 1883.
(b) 1889.
(c) 1897.
(d) 1892.

12. How did the Academy receive the paper Spencer submitted on the fawn-child?
(a) Belittled it.
(b) Destroyed it.
(c) Published it.
(d) Rejected it.

13. How many heads did the chimaera have?
(a) 3.
(b) 4.
(c) 2.
(d) 1.

14. Where was Spencer’s caravan parked while he and his son created creatures for his show?
(a) Meadow 40 miles north of Philadelphia.
(b) Farm outside of Boston.
(c) Elise’s family home near Chicago.
(d) Small town near Detroit.

15. How did Spencer describe the compulsion he had to work on the fawn-child?
(a) Nauseating.
(b) Absolute.
(c) Disgusting.
(d) Determined.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What name did Spencer give Alphonse after performing surgery on him?

3. In Chapter 5, how does Spencer say that Alphonse is growing?

4. In Chapter 6, where did the dining room of an exclusive dinner club get destroyed because of Spencer’s actions?

5. When did Spencer draw the fawn-child?

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