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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many high school students testify that Scopes once discussed human evolution with them?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

2. Tennessee outlaws teaching that denies the biblical account of creation, so the defense wants to show what?
(a) Biblical interpretations, evolution theory are compatible.
(b) Biblical interpretations differ.
(c) Biblical interpretations are inaccurate.
(d) Evolution theory is proven, biblical interpretations differ.

3. Under defense questioning, the students state that they were both still attending what?
(a) Church.
(b) Sunday school.
(c) Boy Scouts.
(d) High school.

4. Middle ground exists between the modernists and fundamentalists, and it garners what amount of attention?
(a) Virtually none.
(b) Significant.
(c) Moderate.
(d) Little.

5. The state supreme court says the anti-evolution law only applies to employees in official roles and does not violate what?
(a) Freedom of religion.
(b) Individual freedom.
(c) Freedom of speech.
(d) Freedom of education.

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

7. Through what method does Bryan want to debunk evolution theories?
(a) Theologians.
(b) Expert testimony.
(c) University professors.
(d) Clergy members.

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

9. A 1935 attempt to repeal the anti-evolution law receives what level of conservative attention?
(a) Does wholly arouse.
(b) Only minimally arouses.
(c) Does not wholly arouse.
(d) Virtually no attention arousal.

10. The jury deliberates how long before returning with a guilty verdict?
(a) 1 day.
(b) 9 minutes.
(c) 90 minutes.
(d) 1/2 day.

11. Who attends a sermon Bryan gives in Dayton on Sunday (12th) immediately after the first trial date?
(a) Darrow.
(b) Most of the jury.
(c) Scopes.
(d) Presiding judge.

12. The trial opens on Friday. What is the date?
(a) August 10, 1925.
(b) July 10, 1925.
(c) May 10, 1925.
(d) June 10, 1925.

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

14. The public displays what regarding formal debates over support and opposition to the evolution theory?
(a) Disinterest.
(b) Moderate curiosity.
(c) Fascination.
(d) Quickly waning attention.

15. In Only Yesterday, Allen seeks to provide a lively account of the 1920s, and the trial figures in a middle chapter in what way?
(a) Minor feature, given an overly simplistic analysis.
(b) Predominant feature, given a precise analysis.
(c) Predominant feature, lacking any analysis.
(d) .Predominant feature, given an overly simplistic analysis.

Short Answer Questions

1. The defense opens with Maynard M. Metcalf, a witness whose expertise is in what field?

2. Bryan immediately goes on the offense for his crusade, revising what would have been his closing argument into what?

3. Although the prosecution has seen the law upheld, what does the defense believe?

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

5. Tennessee newspapers see the trial as what?

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