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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What do modernists argue matters regarding the accounts within biblical scriptures?
(a) Interpretation; application to children's education.
(b) Understanding; application to people's needs.
(c) Precision; unerring historical accuracy.
(d) Precision; unerring scientific accuracy.

2. Another ACLU worry, if both Darrow and Bryan work on the trial, is that it would become a clash between what?
(a) Religion, anti-religion.
(b) Liberals, conservatives.
(c) Science, religion.
(d) Fundamentalism, modernism.

3. Bryan hears of the proposal to ban teaching evolution, and as he supports the idea in talks and writing, he does what else?
(a) Avoids addressing governmental bodies.
(b) Addresses the state Senate.
(c) Addresses joint sessions of the state's legislature.
(d) Addresses the state House of Representatives.

4. By ending the defense without a closing argument, Darrow averts what?
(a) Closing prosecution argument, maximum fine.
(b) Closing argument by Bryan, defense appeal.
(c) Possible hung jury, prolonging defense appeal.
(d) Maximum fine imposition.

5. Defense counters that the prosecution's opening is all a matter of interpretation and what?
(a) Many believe in both the Bible, evolution.
(b) Biblical account has not been proven.
(c) It is predominantly accepted that the Bible and evolution theory are compatible.
(d) The textbook Scopes uses has official aproval.

Short Answer Questions

1. Under defense questioning, the students state that they were both still attending what?

2. Which New Yorker, originally with a chemical engineering doctorate, sees a way to challenge the anti-evolution law?

3. What does the defense stress?

4. Why is Darrow's rebuttal critical when the prosecution argues that the majority should be able to decide what is taught?

5. Other writers follow Allen's unintentional reconstructions and view the trial as the last stand of what?

(see the answer key)

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