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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 1, Scene 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is providing Cates with a lawyer?
(a) The school board.
(b) The Baltimore Herald.
(c) The Chicago Times.
(d) The New Yorker.

2. Bert Cates is in jail for what crime?
(a) Violence.
(b) Teaching evolution.
(c) Vandalizing the church.
(d) Stealing bibles.

3. Hornbeck asks Elijah if he is a what?
(a) Soldier of the Bible.
(b) Creationist.
(c) Evolutionist.
(d) Reverend.

4. What does Darwin's "Origin of Species" teach?
(a) The Gospel.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Racism.
(d) Creationism.

5. Cates believes Rachel's opinions are from whom?
(a) Him.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Herself.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Who encourages the town to greet Brady's arrival?

4. What do the storekeeper and Mrs. Krebs discuss in Act One?

5. When Rachel runs away from Cates, what does he do?

(see the answer key)

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