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

2. Darrow seeks an early ruling on whether scientific experts may testify, and the judge says he will hear the issue when?
(a) Following Tuesday (14th).
(b) Following Monday (13th).
(c) Following Wednesday (15th).
(d) Sometime next week.

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

4. Darrow tries to find jurors who profess what?
(a) Not bound to fundamentalism.
(b) An open mind.
(c) Accept evolution.
(d) Whether or not a conservative Christian.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Darrow is what for contempt due to comments he makes the previous Friday; charges the judge dismisses when he apologizes?

2. Defense counters that the prosecution's opening is all a matter of interpretation and what?

3. Because the defense opens with a witness other than Scopes, what does this mean?

4. Allen's account of Darrow questioning Bryan reconstructs the events and transforms them into a defeat for what?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What transpires within the anti-evolution crusade following the Scopes trial?

3. Why is it important when Darrow ended?

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

5. What early legal issues echo the argument that is before the court?

6. Why is it important which witness the defense opens with?

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

8. What are the primary positions of the defense and the prosecution?

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

10. Which side is seen as the true winner of the Scopes trial?

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