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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 2 Government by the People.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As it makes its way into the press, papers proclaim the Piltdown skull proves whose theory of evolution?
(a) Charles Darwin.
(b) Georges Cuvier.
(c) Charles Dawson.
(d) Chevalier de Lamarck.

2. Who spurs the idea that science and religion conflict, and deny a growing consensus among theologians and scientists by the 1900s?
(a) Historians, writers.
(b) Historians, theologians.
(c) Clergy, natural scientists.
(d) Historians, geologists.

3. The 1920s see some evolution theories fitting within Christian views change as anti-evolutionists gain ground, primarily among whom?
(a) Christian Scientists.
(b) Roman Catholics.
(c) Fundamentalist Christians.
(d) Lutherans.

4. Larson's introduction serves as a preview of the Scopes trial and issues it raises for whom?
(a) Tennessee society.
(b) American society.
(c) School administrators.
(d) Teachers.

5. What position does Bryan previously serve in, but later resign from?
(a) Secretary of State.
(b) Secretary of the Army.
(c) Secretary of Treasury.
(d) Secretary of Education.

Short Answer Questions

1. What else pushes evolution to the forefront of public debate in the early 1920s?

2. Greater student numbers plus the growing fundamentalist movement means conservative Christian parents find what is coming into conflict?

3. Bryan hears of the proposal to ban teaching evolution, and as he supports the idea in talks and writing, he does what else?

4. What do individuals frequently refer to the Scopes trial as?

5. World War I plays an important role in the tensions between modernists and fundamentalists as what happens?

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