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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The defense challenges the anti-evolution statute's constitutionality on the second day using a motion to what?
(a) Quash, as the text has approval.
(b) Quash the indictment.
(c) Move the trial's given location.
(d) Move the trial, given the publicity.

2. The nation's press quickly turns from the trial to what?
(a) Scopes' appeals.
(b) Significance it has.
(c) Other topics.
(d) Fundamentalist demonstrations.

3. Under defense questioning, the students state that they were both still attending what?
(a) Sunday school.
(b) Boy Scouts.
(c) High school.
(d) Church.

4. The state supreme court says the anti-evolution law only applies to employees in official roles and does not violate what?
(a) Freedom of speech.
(b) Individual freedom.
(c) Freedom of religion.
(d) Freedom of education.

5. The defense openly issues what daily notices?
(a) All witnesses who will testify, all possible strategies.
(b) Which possible strategies they may follow.
(c) Which expert witnesses may testify.
(d) Which expert witnesses may testify, possible strategies.

6. The judge adjourns until Tuesday afternoon (14th), as a storm the night before affects what that prevents him from preparing a ruling?
(a) Dayton's court facilities.
(b) Dayton's water, power.
(c) Dayton's streets.
(d) Dayton's telephone service.

7. The Tennessee Supreme Court takes what action regarding Scopes' conviction?
(a) Reverts to lower court.
(b) Upholds.
(c) Overturns.
(d) Sustains.

8. How soon does Bryan die after the trial ends?
(a) Less than 2 months.
(b) Less than 1 months.
(c) Less than 2 weeks.
(d) Less than 1 week.

9. Most major newspapers take what position?
(a) Support defense.
(b) Support prosecution.
(c) Equal attention; express no opinion.
(d) Equal attention to both sides; middle view.

10. Who, at the time, sees the trial as a clear-cut victory for the defense or the prosecution?
(a) Darrow.
(b) No one.
(c) Scopes.
(d) Rappleyea.

11. Debates show that many who doubt the evolution theory feel how as to its inclusion in school curricula?
(a) Have little or no opinion.
(b) Not wholly in opposition.
(c) Wholly in opposition.
(d) Have little or no concern.

12. Who has already been debating with Bryan for years over the teaching of evolution?
(a) Ben G. McKenzie.
(b) J. McKeen Cattell.
(c) Charles B. Davenport.
(d) Henry Fairfield Osborn.

13. By the 1950s, the trial becomes popular among historians and is often shown whose victory?
(a) Conservatives.
(b) Moderates.
(c) Fundamentalists.
(d) Liberals.

14. The ACLU begins preparing for an appeal and tries to exclude Darrow from the proceedings. What does he do?
(a) Leaves the defense team.
(b) Remains on the defense team.
(c) Moves on to other cases.
(d) Concentrates on writing a book.

15. Larson says that Darrow asks potential jurors if they know anything about evolution, think the Bible opposes it, and what third issue?
(a) See middle ground between Christianity, evolution.
(b) Can decide given case presented.
(c) Believe Scopes is guilty of a crime.
(d) Are bound by fundamentalism.

Short Answer Questions

1. Superintendent White testifies that Scopes does what?

2. On what grounds does Darrow argue that the statute is illegal, given that it imposes a specific religious stance?

3. Why is it Larson argues that by the 1930s, fundamentalists have less to worry about?

4. Prosecutors privately boast that they will ambush the defense, who will expect them to restrict the case to what?

5. The public displays what regarding formal debates over support and opposition to the evolution theory?

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