Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Edward Larson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.

Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion Quiz | Two Week Quiz A

Edward Larson
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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 6 Preliminary Rounds.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Bryan's view regarding World War I?
(a) It is a sign of the end times.
(b) U.S. should support Prussia.
(c) U.S. should support England.
(d) U.S. should support Germany.

2. Darrow seeks an early ruling on whether scientific experts may testify, and the judge says he will hear the issue when?
(a) Sometime next week.
(b) Following Monday (13th).
(c) Following Wednesday (15th).
(d) Following Tuesday (14th).

3. Greater student numbers plus the growing fundamentalist movement means conservative Christian parents find what is coming into conflict?
(a) Parents' education, faith.
(b) Parents' faith, children's education.
(c) Children's faith, education.
(d) Parents' faith, children's beliefs.

4. Which New Yorker, originally with a chemical engineering doctorate, sees a way to challenge the anti-evolution law?
(a) George W. Rappleyea.
(b) John T. Raulston.
(c) Ben G. McKenzie.
(d) Tom Stewart.

5. Who finds part of a parietal bone and skull pieces long before the trial that become known as the Piltdown skull?
(a) Georges Cuvier.
(b) Charles Dawson.
(c) Charles Darwin.
(d) Chevalier de Lamarck.

Short Answer Questions

1. Talk of evolution and new fossil finds have anti-evolutionists responding how beyond calling for teaching limits?

2. Darrow tries to find jurors who profess what?

3. Who is the presiding judge?

4. The ACLU sees Tennessee's law against teaching evolution as part of a systematic "assault" on personal liberty, starting with limitations when?

5. Which two young attorneys agree to serve on the prosecution?

(see the answer key)

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