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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By the 1950s, the trial becomes popular among historians and is often shown whose victory?
(a) Moderates.
(b) Liberals.
(c) Fundamentalists.
(d) Conservatives.

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

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

4. About how many reporters cover the trial from Dayton?
(a) 300.
(b) 400.
(c) 100.
(d) 200.

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

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

7. Under cross-examination, White admits that who officially adopts the text?
(a) State textbook commission.
(b) School board textbook committee.
(c) Municipal textbook commission.
(d) County textbook commission.

8. Bryan concedes that he interprets the Bible and at times, he does not know the answers to what?
(a) Biblical questions Darrow raises.
(b) Biological questions Darrow raises.
(c) Zoological questions Darrow raises.
(d) Evolution questions Darrow raises.

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

10. Debates show that many who doubt the evolution theory feel how as to its inclusion in school curricula?
(a) Have little or no concern.
(b) Not wholly in opposition.
(c) Wholly in opposition.
(d) Have little or no opinion.

11. Who has already been debating with Bryan for years over the teaching of evolution?
(a) Charles B. Davenport.
(b) J. McKeen Cattell.
(c) Ben G. McKenzie.
(d) Henry Fairfield Osborn.

12. Prosecutors privately boast that they will ambush the defense, who will expect them to restrict the case to what?
(a) Incompatibility of Christianity, evolution.
(b) Human evolution, Christianity are incompatible.
(c) Human evolution is not proven.
(d) People's right to control school curricula.

13. Both sides use the media in attempts to throw off the other. How?
(a) Both sides broadcasting much falsely to confuse.
(b) Both sides broadcasting as much as possible to confuse.
(c) Keeping quiet or broadcasting virtually all falsely.
(d) Keeping quiet or broadcasting everything possible.

14. Both sides predict victory, yet the ACLU also makes plans for what?
(a) Further appeals to the U.S. Supreme Court.
(b) Multiple trials in other states.
(c) Trials in federal court.
(d) Massive demonstrations in Nashville, Tennessee.

15. Why is the same grand jury that convened several months prior now returning?
(a) Questioning as jurors for the case.
(b) To hear motion to quash indictment.
(c) As potential prosecution witnesses.
(d) For a new indictment.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the last witness for the prosecution who states that Scopes knew he was violating the law?

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

3. Bryan comes how many days before the trial, giving him control over the "stage" of Dayton until defense arrival?

4. Sunday afternoon (12th), Bryan gives a speech outside the court, but he cannot speak about what issue there?

5. A 1935 attempt to repeal the anti-evolution law receives what level of conservative attention?

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