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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. The judge adjourns until Tuesday afternoon (14th), as a storm the night before affects what that prevents him from preparing a ruling?
(a) Dayton's streets.
(b) Dayton's court facilities.
(c) Dayton's water, power.
(d) Dayton's telephone service.

3. The defense challenges the anti-evolution statute's constitutionality on the second day using a motion to what?
(a) Quash, as the text has approval.
(b) Move the trial's given location.
(c) Quash the indictment.
(d) Move the trial, given the publicity.

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

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

6. The state supreme court says the anti-evolution law only applies to employees in official roles and does not violate what?
(a) Freedom of education.
(b) Individual freedom.
(c) Freedom of religion.
(d) Freedom of speech.

7. 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) Teaching evolution in schools
(d) Christian fundamentalism.

8. Darrow is what for contempt due to comments he makes the previous Friday; charges the judge dismisses when he apologizes?
(a) Cited.
(b) Jailed.
(c) Fined.
(d) Arrested.

9. How many high school students testify that Scopes once discussed human evolution with them?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 3.
(d) 1.

10. 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 not be cross-examined.
(c) He will initially be examined by the prosecution.
(d) He will not testify before the court.

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

12. Through what method does Bryan want to debunk evolution theories?
(a) Clergy members.
(b) Theologians.
(c) University professors.
(d) Expert testimony.

13. Bryan leaves legal issues to the other lawyers and assumes responsibility to do what?
(a) Find scientists, theologians to testify.
(b) Find theologians, clergy to testify.
(c) Find scholars, scientists to testify.
(d) Find scientists, attorneys to testify.

14. How does the prosecution handle jury selection?
(a) Accepts after rigorous questioning.
(b) Rejects any accepting evolution theory.
(c) Readily accepts almost everyone.
(d) Accepts only those professing Christianity.

15. High school texts are rewritten in the wake of the trial, with many doing what?
(a) Giving equal space to evolution, anti-evolution.
(b) Taking out or severely limiting discussion of human evolution.
(c) Affording greater detail to human evolution.
(d) Offering compatibility between evolution, Christian creation.

Short Answer Questions

1. How soon does Bryan die after the trial ends?

2. What does the defense stress?

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

4. The defense openly issues what daily notices?

5. Who is the last witness for the prosecution who states that Scopes knew he was violating the law?

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