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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Brady complains that Drummond is bringing too much of what during jury selection?
(a) Levity.
(b) Egotism.
(c) Intelligence.
(d) Racism.

2. Who encourages the town to greet Brady's arrival?
(a) Reverend Brown.
(b) Hornbeck.
(c) The Storekeeper.
(d) Timmy.

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

4. While in jail, what is Cates surprised by?
(a) That Drummond gives him a Bible.
(b) The "spectacle" of his trial.
(c) His desire to win.
(d) Rachel's devotion to him.

5. When Melinda sees Drummond's shadow, she thinks it is what?
(a) The monkey.
(b) A snake.
(c) Bert Cates.
(d) The devil.

6. According to Hornbeck, who is the monkey's greatest descendant?
(a) Reverend Brown.
(b) Darwin.
(c) Melinda.
(d) Brady.

7. What does Drummond ask Dunlap prior to rejecting him for the jury?
(a) If he reads the Bible.
(b) How he is.
(c) Whether he believes in God.
(d) If he loves his mother.

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

9. Where does Sillers work?
(a) School, with Cates.
(b) The railroad.
(c) At a feed store.
(d) The grocery.

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

11. Bannister claims that Drummond represents who in the past?
(a) A serial killer from the North.
(b) Two child murderers in Chicago.
(c) A poacher from North Dakota.
(d) Preachers from the South.

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

13. What does Darwin's "Origin of Species" directly conflict with?
(a) Science.
(b) Mysticism.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Judaism.

14. When Hornbeck comes to town, what does he buy?
(a) Lemonade.
(b) A hotdog.
(c) Beer.
(d) A Bible.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Drummond says that killing a wife is not as bad as killing what?

2. Who announces the meeting held at the court on the night of the jury selection?

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

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

5. Drummond refers to what as "Brown's product"?

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