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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 2, Scene 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who notices the train when Brady is arriving?
(a) Reverend Brown.
(b) Hornbeck.
(c) Timmy.
(d) Melinda.

2. What book does Brady admit he has not read?
(a) Much of anything.
(b) The Bible.
(c) The Origin of Species.
(d) The rules of the case.

3. What does Hornbeck say he is not?
(a) An objective reporter of the facts.
(b) A lawyer.
(c) A believer in God.
(d) A believer in Darwinism.

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

5. Who asks Reverend Brown to forgive Cates?
(a) Rachel.
(b) Melinda.
(c) Brady.
(d) Timmy.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who helps Brady campaign for the presidency in 1908?

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

3. What type of believer does Drummond claim to be?

4. What are the workmen building at the beginning of Act 2, Scene 1?

5. What does Hornbeck claim to be?

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