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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 is one ACLU concern with Darrow?
(a) He has not been practicing law for 10 years.
(b) He only seeks publicity.
(c) He is too radical.
(d) He merely wants confrontation with Bryan.

2. What does Bryan do in view of a literal Biblical interpretation and scientific facts when Darrow questions him?
(a) Maintains his literal Biblical view.
(b) Concedes this critical point.
(c) States that scientific assumptions are often disproved.
(d) Refuses to answer some questions.

3. Both sides use the media in attempts to throw off the other. How?
(a) Keeping quiet or broadcasting virtually all falsely.
(b) Keeping quiet or broadcasting everything possible.
(c) Both sides broadcasting much falsely to confuse.
(d) Both sides broadcasting as much as possible to confuse.

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

5. What question does the Scopes trial rest on?
(a) The Bible is a faulty source to educationally teach nature, science.
(b) The Bible has no place in the public schools.
(c) The Bible is not factual..
(d) The Bible is a faulty source to educationally teach history.

Short Answer Questions

1. Paleontologist Arthur Smith Woodward labels the Piltdown skull from a new species from what extinct primate?

2. What is President Calvin Coolidge's position on the trial?

3. Offering to move the trial up, the presiding judge seeks to do what?

4. Darrow defends John Scopes for violating which laws, saying evolution cannot be taught in public schools?

5. Superintendent White testifies that Scopes does what?

(see the answer key)

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