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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 are inaccurate.
(c) Biblical interpretations differ.
(d) Biblical interpretations, evolution theory are compatible.

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

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

4. 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, lacking any analysis.
(c) Predominant feature, given a precise analysis.
(d) .Predominant feature, given an overly simplistic analysis.

5. The person who has been debating Bryan over the years increases his efforts to show what as the trial nears?
(a) Evolution is proven as shown in school texts.
(b) Evolution's incompatibility with Christianity.
(c) Bryan's position on evolution is mythical.
(d) Evolution's compatibility with Christianity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Bryan leaves legal issues to the other lawyers and assumes responsibility to do what?

2. The trial opens on Friday. What is the date?

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

4. Bryan begins to believe that the trial needs to exclude any discussion on what?

5. The defense identifies how many different constitutional objections to the statute?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Monday, the second trial date, essential for the defense?

2. Why are court proceedings moved to the courthouse lawn?

3. Why does the prosecution object to Darrow questioning Metcalf?

4. Henry Fairfield Osborn approaches the trial in what fashion?

5. How is Bryan at the center of the pretrial publicity?

6. What does Bryan do the first weekend after jury selection?

7. How does the questioning of the jury proceed?

8. What does Bryan do upon conclusion of the Scopes trial?

9. How does Davenport prepare for the trial?

10. Who does Scopes confer with in New York the month before the trial?

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