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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Most major newspapers take what position?
(a) Support defense.
(b) Support prosecution.
(c) Equal attention to both sides; middle view.
(d) Equal attention; express no opinion.

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

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

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

5. Most national politicians publicly choose what position on the trial?
(a) Straddle the fence.
(b) Fundamentalist.
(c) Their personal view.
(d) Modernist.

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

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

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

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

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

11. Because of the high publicity, how do the potential jurors feel?
(a) Virtually none want to be on jury.
(b) Most unsure if they want to be on jury.
(c) Roughly half want to be on jury.
(d) Virtually all want to be on jury.

12. Sunday afternoon (12th), Bryan gives a speech outside the court, but he cannot speak about what issue there?
(a) Freedom of education.
(b) Evolution.
(c) Freedom of religion.
(d) Freedom of speech.

13. Only Yesterday is written by Harper's editor Frederick Lewis Allen and published in which year?
(a) 1931.
(b) 1961.
(c) 1951.
(d) 1941.

14. That weekend (11th-12th), most prosecutors go where?
(a) Knoxville.
(b) Remain in Dayton.
(c) Chattanooga.
(d) Mountains.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tennessee newspapers see the trial as what?

2. Internal conflict, confusion, and maneuvering characterize which side in the days before the state supreme court hears the case?

3. Jury selection begins when on Friday (10th)?

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

5. Debates show that many who doubt the evolution theory feel how as to its inclusion in school curricula?

(see the answer keys)

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