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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Bryan comes how many days before the trial, giving him control over the "stage" of Dayton until defense arrival?
(a) 9.
(b) 3.
(c) 7.
(d) 5.

2. On Tuesday (14th), the judge lets a local pastors' association select subsequent ministers to pray, and they choose which?
(a) Alternate conservatives, modernists.
(b) Conservatives.
(c) Fundamentalists.
(d) Alernate fundamentalists, conservatives.

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

4. Bryan leaves legal issues to the other lawyers and assumes responsibility to do what?
(a) Find scientists, attorneys to testify.
(b) Find theologians, clergy to testify.
(c) Find scientists, theologians to testify.
(d) Find scholars, scientists to testify.

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

6. The ACLU begins preparing for an appeal and tries to exclude Darrow from the proceedings. What does he do?
(a) Remains on the defense team.
(b) Moves on to other cases.
(c) Leaves the defense team.
(d) Concentrates on writing a book.

7. Allen's account of Darrow questioning Bryan reconstructs the events and transforms them into a defeat for what?
(a) Christian fundamentalism.
(b) Human evolution.
(c) Law banning teaching of evolution.
(d) Any Christian view of creation.

8. 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 streets.
(b) Dayton's court facilities.
(c) Dayton's water, power.
(d) Dayton's telephone service.

9. Other writers follow Allen's unintentional reconstructions and view the trial as the last stand of what?
(a) Darrow's defense of Scopes.
(b) Christian fundamentalism.
(c) Teaching evolution in schools
(d) Darwin's theory of evolution.

10. 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.

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

12. In June 1925, Scopes meets with which three well-known scientists who help shape public response to his trial?
(a) Henry Fairfield Osborn, J. McKeen Cattell, Charles B. Davenport.
(b) George W. Rappleyea, J. McKeen Cattell, Charles B. Davenport.
(c) Henry Fairfield Osborn, Ben G. McKenzie, Charles B. Davenport.
(d) Henry Fairfield Osborn, J. McKeen Cattell, John T. Raulston.

13. Bryan begins to believe that the trial needs to exclude any discussion on what?
(a) Evolution itself.
(b) Christianity itself.
(c) Biology itself.
(d) Bible itself.

14. The Tennessee Supreme Court takes what action regarding Scopes' conviction?
(a) Overturns.
(b) Upholds.
(c) Reverts to lower court.
(d) Sustains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The defense openly issues what daily notices?

2. The modern Scopes legend arises in part by the release of Only Yesterday: An Informal History of the 1920s and what other film?

3. That weekend (11th-12th), most prosecutors go where?

4. Most major newspapers take what position?

5. Darrow seeks an early ruling on whether scientific experts may testify, and the judge says he will hear the issue when?

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