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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. Under defense questioning, the students state that they were both still attending what?

2. The ACLU begins preparing for an appeal and tries to exclude Darrow from the proceedings. What does he do?

3. Prosecutors open by briefly arguing that Scopes violates the law by teaching that humans evolve from other life forms and what?

4. Superintendent White testifies that Scopes does what?

5. What does the defense stress?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What is the issue over the morning prayer at the trial?

5. How does the questioning of the jury proceed?

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

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

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

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

10. Why is it important when Darrow ended?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What moment does Larson describe in the Introduction? What is he seeking to do? What individuals are the readers introduced to? What is the status between them?

Essay Topic 2

How does the conception of individual rights change in comparison with majoritarian argument? In what manner does it affect individuals in their identification with defense arguments? Why is this so?

Essay Topic 3

What role does the media play in the Scopes trial? How does it view the press releases and lectures that the lawyers of both sides offer?

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