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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Other writers follow Allen's unintentional reconstructions and view the trial as the last stand of what?

3. Through what method does Bryan want to debunk evolution theories?

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

5. Who, at the time, sees the trial as a clear-cut victory for the defense or the prosecution?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do fundamentalists approach modernists and evolutionists to debate?

2. Why is it important when Darrow ended?

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

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

5. How does Davenport prepare for the trial?

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

7. Was there any middle ground between the modernists and fundamentalists?

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

9. How does the questioning of the jury proceed?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What controversies take place regarding daily prayers during the trial? What objections does the defense make, and why? What do they request? What position does the prosecution maintain? Upon hearing the judge's decision, what is expected and what finally results?

Essay Topic 2

What descriptions and statements does Larson utilize to portray the scene of the trial? What is it the reader easily views, and why?

Essay Topic 3

Why is the Scopes trial widely regarded as the trial of the century?

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