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

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 | Eight Week Quiz G

Edward Larson
This set of Lesson Plans consists of approximately 151 pages of tests, essay questions, lessons, and other teaching materials.
Buy the Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion Lesson Plans
Name: _________________________ Period: ___________________

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 3, Chapter 10 Distant Echoes.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Under defense questioning, the students state that they were both still attending what?
(a) High school.
(b) Church.
(c) Boy Scouts.
(d) Sunday school.

3. Both sides predict victory, yet the ACLU also makes plans for what?
(a) Further appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.
(b) Massive demonstrations in Nashville, Tennessee.
(c) Trials in federal court.
(d) Multiple trials in other states.

4. Debates show that many who doubt the evolution theory feel how as to its inclusion in school curricula?
(a) Have little or no opinion.
(b) Have little or no concern.
(c) Not wholly in opposition.
(d) Wholly in opposition.

5. Bryan immediately goes on the offense for his crusade, revising what would have been his closing argument into what?
(a) A debate platform.
(b) A legal request for anti-evolution laws in other states.
(c) A fiery speech.
(d) An argument to counter an appeal.

Short Answer Questions

1. The trial opens on Friday. What is the date?

2. Bryan involves himself in how many state anti-evolution proposals in 1923?

3. Larson says that Darrow asks potential jurors if they know anything about evolution, think the Bible opposes it, and what third issue?

4. Tennessee outlaws teaching that denies the biblical account of creation, so the defense wants to show what?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 289 words
(approx. 1 page at 300 words per page)
Buy the Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion Lesson Plans
Copyrights
BookRags
Summer for the Gods: The Scopes Trial and America's Continuing Debate Over Science and Religion from BookRags. (c)2026 BookRags, Inc. All rights reserved.