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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 9 Retelling the Story.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Darrow seeks an early ruling on whether scientific experts may testify, and the judge says he will hear the issue when?
(a) Sometime next week.
(b) Following Wednesday (15th).
(c) Following Monday (13th).
(d) Following Tuesday (14th).

2. What is the response Darrow is seeking when questioning Bryan in the introduction?
(a) Most scriptural passages need interpretation.
(b) No scriptural passages need interpretation.
(c) All scriptural passages need interpretation.
(d) Some scriptural passages need interpretation.

3. The defense identifies how many different constitutional objections to the statute?
(a) 3.
(b) 7.
(c) 14.
(d) 1.

4. The person who has been debating Bryan over the years increases his efforts to show what as the trial nears?
(a) Evolution's compatibility with Christianity.
(b) Evolution is proven as shown in school texts.
(c) Evolution's incompatibility with Christianity.
(d) Bryan's position on evolution is mythical.

5. Darrow defends John Scopes for violating which laws, saying evolution cannot be taught in public schools?
(a) County.
(b) State.
(c) Federal.
(d) Municipal.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is President Calvin Coolidge's position on the trial?

2. Through what method does Bryan want to debunk evolution theories?

3. Bryan offers his services to the prosecution in mid-May despite not having been practicing law for how long?

4. The ACLU defends teachers fired for opposing World War I and fights school systems over what mandatory exercises?

5. Why are Christian scientists less able to enter the fray and offer theories allowing both the Bible and science?

(see the answer key)

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