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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of meeting is held at the court on the night of the jury selection?
(a) Prayer.
(b) Evolution.
(c) City council.
(d) Civil rights.

2. Who approaches Brady following the jury selection?
(a) The judge.
(b) Many townspeople.
(c) No one.
(d) Cates.

3. Brady is called Colonel in spite of what?
(a) The fact that he was a general.
(b) His inabilily to pronounce it.
(c) His inability to spell it.
(d) His lack of military service.

4. Drummond is awarded what title by the Mayor?
(a) Temporary Town Captain.
(b) Temporary Honorary Colonel.
(c) Head of State.
(d) Head Colonel.

5. Rachel tells Hornbeck all answers to existence are found where?
(a) The Bible.
(b) Nature.
(c) The stars.
(d) The heavens.

Short Answer Questions

1. While in jail, what is Cates surprised by?

2. Why does Drummond object to the title of Colonel for Brady?

3. The townspeople hope Brady's presence will provide what?

4. To Rachel, Hornbeck claims to be on whose side?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Drummond says that society measures everything by an "arbitrary grid of morality". What does this mean?

2. Why is the appearance of a monkey important in Act One?

3. What are Drummond's views on language and communication? When does he express these?

4. Why does Reverend Brown preach from the book of Genesis at the prayer meeting?

5. What is Drummond's philosophy about laughter? Why?

6. When Rachel visits Cates in jail, what does she urge him to do, and why?

7. At what point does Drummond accept Siller as a juror?

8. What is Cates' punishment, assigned by the judge after the verdict is read?

9. What is evolution? What is the story of creation in the Bible?

10. Why does Cates leave the church that Rachel's father preaches at? Does she hold this against Cates?

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