Inherit the Wind | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Act 1, Scene 1

1. Where is Inherit the Wind set?

Hillsboro.

2. Where does the opening of Act One take place?

Hillsboro Courthouse.

3. What is Howard doing at the beginning of Act One?

Looking for worms.

4. Howard tells Melinda that she originated as what?

A worm.

5. Howard tells Melinda that her father originated as what?

A monkey.

6. How does Melinda respond to Howard's opinion on origin?

She argues with him.

7. In Act One, who makes a secret visit to Hillsboro Jail?

Rachel.

8. Bert Cates is in jail for what crime?

Teaching evolution.

9. Cates describes the conditions in jail as what?

Good.

10. In Act One, what does Rachel try to convince Cates to do?

Apologize for breaking the law.

11. How does Rachel describe Brady to Cates?

"The biggest man in the country."

12. What does Darwin's "Origin of Species"...
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