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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 2, Chapter 7 The Trial of the Century.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The scene that the author refers to in his Introduction is said to be reminiscent of what dramatic scenes?
(a) Radio, TV.
(b) Movie, TV.
(c) Stage, TV.
(d) Stage, movie.

3. The presiding judge wants an indictment as a conservative Christian, feeling a calling from God to officiate, and seeking what?
(a) Guilty ruling.
(b) Justice.
(c) Publicity.
(d) Innocent ruling.

4. About how many reporters cover the trial from Dayton?
(a) 200.
(b) 400.
(c) 300.
(d) 100.

5. In introducing Clarence Darrow and William Jennings Bryan, Larson centers on questioning, focusing on what?
(a) New Testament miracles.
(b) Book of Revelation.
(c) Old Testament miracles.
(d) Jesus' inner circle of disciples.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under cross-examination, White admits that who officially adopts the text?

2. Some geologists reconcile biblical accounts with theories of the earth's lengthy geologic past and extinct species by positing how?

3. Because of the high publicity, how do the potential jurors feel?

4. Another ACLU worry, if both Darrow and Bryan work on the trial, is that it would become a clash between what?

5. In the 1920s, which denominational leaders stress the divine inspiration of the Bible and its literal interpretation?

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