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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Inherit the Wind set?
(a) Hillsboro.
(b) Hilltown.
(c) Hillside.
(d) Hillsburg.

2. At the prayer meeting, who is visibly upset by Reverend Brown's curses?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Hornbeck.
(c) Timmy.
(d) The whole town.

3. Reverend Brown requests the crowd to do what to those who defy the Word?
(a) Guide them.
(b) Curse them.
(c) Stone them.
(d) Love them.

4. What does Brady refuse to accept about Drummond?
(a) Desire to run for office.
(b) Compassion for the poor.
(c) Different ideas.
(d) Lack of ambition.

5. According to Cates, the townspeople are treating him worse than who?
(a) An adulterer.
(b) The monkey.
(c) That publishing company in Chicago.
(d) A murderer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Rachel is asked to give Cates' opinion on what?

2. What ability does Bannister lack?

3. What color are the suspenders Drummond wears to court in Act 1, Scene 2?

4. Drummond accuses Hornbeck of what?

5. How does Cates regard Rachel when she takes the stand?

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