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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The defense challenges the anti-evolution statute's constitutionality on the second day using a motion to what?
(a) Move the trial, given the publicity.
(b) Quash, as the text has approval.
(c) Move the trial's given location.
(d) Quash the indictment.

2. What does the defense stress?
(a) Freedom of education, speech, religion.
(b) Freedom of speech, separation of church and state.
(c) Freedom of religion, separation of church and state.
(d) Freedom of speech, religion.

3. Who is the last witness for the prosecution who states that Scopes knew he was violating the law?
(a) Fred Robinson.
(b) Fred Robins.
(c) Fred Robertson.
(d) Fred Roberts.

4. The judge adjourns until Tuesday afternoon (14th), as a storm the night before affects what that prevents him from preparing a ruling?
(a) Dayton's telephone service.
(b) Dayton's water, power.
(c) Dayton's court facilities.
(d) Dayton's streets.

5. Larson says that Darrow asks potential jurors if they know anything about evolution, think the Bible opposes it, and what third issue?
(a) Believe Scopes is guilty of a crime.
(b) Are bound by fundamentalism.
(c) Can decide given case presented.
(d) See middle ground between Christianity, evolution.

6. Tennessee newspapers see the trial as what?
(a) Both as a loss and a victory for each side.
(b) Both as a loss and a draw for each side.
(c) Neither as a loss or a victory for either side.
(d) Both as a draw and a victory for each side.

7. The anti-evolution crusade continues for a period after the trial, but fundamentalist political activity declines by when?
(a) McCarthy era.
(b) World War II.
(c) Great Depression.
(d) Cold War.

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

9. High school texts are rewritten in the wake of the trial, with many doing what?
(a) Giving equal space to evolution, anti-evolution.
(b) Taking out or severely limiting discussion of human evolution.
(c) Offering compatibility between evolution, Christian creation.
(d) Affording greater detail to human evolution.

10. Internal conflict, confusion, and maneuvering characterize which side in the days before the state supreme court hears the case?
(a) Primarily the prosecution.
(b) Neither the defense, prosecution.
(c) Primarily the defense.
(d) Both the defense, prosecution.

11. The defense identifies how many different constitutional objections to the statute?
(a) 1.
(b) 7.
(c) 14.
(d) 3.

12. Once proceedings are over, the jury returns to the room for instructions, having heard how much testimony and questioning?
(a) 4 hours testimony, minimal questioning.
(b) 2 hours testimony, no questioning.
(c) 4 hours testimony, no questioning.
(d) 2 hours testimony, minimal questioning.

13. With the McCarthy-era attacks on individual liberty and rights, what does the trial come to symbolize?
(a) Libertarians standing up to, defeating the minority.
(b) Moderates standing up to, defeating the majority.
(c) Libertarians standing up to, defeating the majority.
(d) Conservatives standing up to, defeating the minority.

14. The defense openly issues what daily notices?
(a) Which possible strategies they may follow.
(b) Which expert witnesses may testify.
(c) Which expert witnesses may testify, possible strategies.
(d) All witnesses who will testify, all possible strategies.

15. The jury lets the judge impose the minimum fine of how much?
(a) $10.
(b) $250.
(c) $100.
(d) $1.

Short Answer Questions

1. Larson illustrates how collective memories of events do what?

2. Middle ground exists between the modernists and fundamentalists, and it garners what amount of attention?

3. The ACLU begins preparing for an appeal and tries to exclude Darrow from the proceedings. What does he do?

4. How soon does Bryan die after the trial ends?

5. Only Yesterday is written by Harper's editor Frederick Lewis Allen and published in which year?

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