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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was the wealthy, eccentric naturalist who paid Spencer for a private demonstration of the show at his estate?
(a) David Andrews.
(b) William Bryant.
(c) Philip VanderHoven.
(d) Alexander Goethe.

2. What did Spencer do with the fawn-child’s organs?
(a) Performed experiments on them.
(b) Threw them in the garbage.
(c) Put them in jars of noxious liquid.
(d) Pickled and preserved them.

3. What was it about the fawn-child that made it look like a fawn?
(a) Knees bent the wrong way.
(b) Hair and nubs like horns.
(c) Ears.
(d) Hooves.

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

5. In Chapter 6, how old was Alphonse when he helped his father create creatures for the carnival?
(a) 7.
(b) 5.
(c) 8.
(d) 6.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Spencer compare Alphonse in Chapter 5?

2. When did Spencer build and design a miraculous cabinet of curiosities—taxidermied replicas of mythological creatures?

3. What goddess was supposed to have created the boy that became the ganesha?

4. How many heads did the Cerberus have?

5. What happened shortly after Spencer submitted the fawn-child paper to the academy?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Spencer treat Miriam Helmer?

2. Who was Alexander Goethe?

3. In Chapter 5, how did Spencer describe Alphonse’s growth?

4. What happened to Samuel?

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

6. How was the Minotaur different from the satyr?

7. Was Spencer able to provide financially for his family by touring with the carnival?

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

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

10. At a carnival Spencer saw in Chapter 5, what were some of the exhibits?

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