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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Superintendent White testifies that Scopes does what?
(a) Admits he taught evolution from the text.
(b) Admits he spoke of evolution using the text after school.
(c) Denies he taught evolution from the text.
(d) Admits he spoke about evolution with a handful of students.

4. Because the defense opens with a witness other than Scopes, what does this mean?
(a) He will testify before the court last.
(b) He will initially be examined by the prosecution.
(c) He will not testify before the court.
(d) He will not be cross-examined.

5. The prosecution argues that the law simply bars teaching evolution, regardless of what?
(a) Evolution is not.
(b) Evolution is.
(c) Evolution is or is not.
(d) Evolution is commonly thought to mean.

6. Larson illustrates how collective memories of events do what?
(a) Do not change much over time.
(b) Change limitedly in socio-political context over time.
(c) Change over time.
(d) Become essentially forgotten.

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

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

9. Why is it Larson argues that by the 1930s, fundamentalists have less to worry about?
(a) Fundamentalism is on the decline.
(b) Tennessee Supreme Court upholds anti-evolution law.
(c) Many states, districts limit teaching of evolution.
(d) Fundamentalism is on the rise during the Depression.

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

11. Scopes leaves following the verdict to study where?
(a) University of Iowa.
(b) University of Tennessee.
(c) Princeton University.
(d) University of Chicago.

12. 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.

13. 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.

14. Jurors leave the courtroom again, and both sides argue admissibility of expert testimony on evolution for how long?
(a) 1/2 day.
(b) Several days.
(c) Several hours.
(d) 1 day.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The anti-evolution crusade continues for a period after the trial, but fundamentalist political activity declines by when?

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

3. Darrow tries to find jurors who profess what?

4. Larson says that Darrow asks potential jurors if they know anything about evolution, think the Bible opposes it, and what third issue?

5. Once proceedings are over, the jury returns to the room for instructions, having heard how much testimony and questioning?

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