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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The 1920s see some evolution theories fitting within Christian views change as anti-evolutionists gain ground, primarily among whom?
(a) Fundamentalist Christians.
(b) Lutherans.
(c) Christian Scientists.
(d) Roman Catholics.

2. The author identifies the timing of the anti-evolution movement of the 1920s is due in part to what?
(a) Growth of public schools.
(b) Growth of private schools.
(c) College growth.
(d) Growth of public, private schools.

3. By 1925, the ACLU still seeks a court win, mainly as the first amendment's wording does not necessarily protect freedom of speech at what level?
(a) Municipal.
(b) State.
(c) Federal.
(d) County.

4. What does Larson say transpires when the chief prosecutor calls for the end of the questioning?
(a) Bryan refuses to leave the witness chair.
(b) Bryan acquiesces to the chief prosecutor's call.
(c) Darrow objects and states that he is not finished.
(d) The judge terminates the questioning.

5. In 1925, Dayton Tennessee is what type of town?
(a) Very new.
(b) Relatively old.
(c) Very old.
(d) Relatively new.

6. Dayton, between Knoxville and Chattanooga in the Tennessee River valley, is in what part of Tennessee?
(a) West.
(b) North.
(c) South.
(d) East.

7. In the 1920s, which denominational leaders stress the divine inspiration of the Bible and its literal interpretation?
(a) Baptist, Presbyterian.
(b) Presbyterian, Methodist.
(c) Christian Science, Roman Catholic.
(d) Baptist, Lutheran.

8. World War I plays an important role in the tensions between modernists and fundamentalists as what happens?
(a) Many fundamentalists support the war, and global affairs intervention.
(b) Nearly all modernists support the war, and global affairs intervention.
(c) Many modernists oppose the war, and global affairs intervention.
(d) Many modernists support the war, and global affairs intervention.

9. Journalists covering the case note that what is lacking between the prosecution and defense?
(a) Bickering, admiration.
(b) Admiration, respect.
(c) Professionalism, animosity.
(d) Hostility, tension.

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

11. How many conservatives gather at the first World's Christian Fundamentals Association conference in 1919?
(a) 600.
(b) 60,000.
(c) 600,000.
(d) 6,000.

12. On May 25, what does the grand jury hear?
(a) Only the prosecution's arguments.
(b) Questioning of students by the defense.
(c) Questioning of Scopes by the prosecution.
(d) Arguments of the prosecution, defense.

13. By choosing the trial moment that he selects in his Introduction, what does the author do?
(a) Draws readers in, frames the rest of his work.
(b) Provides an overview of evolutionary theory.
(c) Affords background of Darrow, Bryan.
(d) Outlines subsequent chapters.

14. Larson shows that how many theories of evolutionary development fit nicely within a Christian explanation of the world?
(a) Nearly all.
(b) Virtually none.
(c) Some.
(d) Most.

15. Paleontologist Arthur Smith Woodward labels the Piltdown skull from a new species from what extinct primate?
(a) Eolith.
(b) Eohippus.
(c) Eosinophil.
(d) Eoanthropus dasoni.

Short Answer Questions

1. The anti-evolution crusade revives in the 1920s due partly to high school enrollments at all time highs and what else?

2. Bryan offers his services to the prosecution in mid-May despite not having been practicing law for how long?

3. What summer does the title of Edward J. Larson's work refer to?

4. Greater student numbers plus the growing fundamentalist movement means conservative Christian parents find what is coming into conflict?

5. Dayton is an unlikely choice for the trial, as it is more rural, dwindling in numbers, and what?

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