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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Chapter 3 In Defense of Individual Liberty.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When does John W. Butler propose it a misdemeanor to teach that man evolves, "from a lower order of animal" instead of the biblical account?
(a) 1925.
(b) A1921.
(c) 1923.
(d) 1919.

2. After 1923, anti-evolutionists begin focusing on which state for legal action?
(a) Mississippi.
(b) South Carolina.
(c) Tennessee.
(d) Georgia.

3. Bryan and fundamentalists help revive talk about evolution and religious implications into what type of political issue?
(a) Minor.
(b) Sporadic.
(c) Local.
(d) Major.

4. Darrow defends John Scopes for violating which laws, saying evolution cannot be taught in public schools?
(a) Municipal.
(b) State.
(c) Federal.
(d) County.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After defeat of the first bill for a ban on teaching evolution, Bryan argues that who should decide what is taught?

2. What is the response Darrow is seeking when questioning Bryan in the introduction?

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

4. The combination of what laws result in more students remaining in school beyond the elementary level?

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

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