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Summer for the Gods by Edward Larson
Contributed by: Cope
  • 1. In which year did the Scopes Trial take place?
A) 1932
B) 1919
C) 1925
D) 1940
  • 2. Who was the prosecutor in the Scopes Trial?
A) Justice John T. Rainey
B) William Jennings Bryan
C) Clarence Darrow
D) H.L. Mencken
  • 3. What did the Butler Act prohibit?
A) Teaching philosophy
B) Teaching religion
C) Teaching evolution in public schools
D) Teaching history
  • 4. Who served as the defense attorney for John Scopes?
A) Alfred Kinsey
B) William Jennings Bryan
C) H.L. Mencken
D) Clarence Darrow
  • 5. Which social movement was rising during the time of the trial?
A) The Prohibition movement
B) The Women's Suffrage movement
C) The Fundamentalist movement
D) The Civil Rights movement
  • 6. What did Edward Larson argue about the Scopes Trial?
A) It was about circus entertainment
B) It was a clash of cultures and ideologies
C) It was primarily about legal technicalities
D) It had no significant cultural impact
  • 7. What impact did the trial have on American education?
A) Raised awareness of teaching evolution
B) Increased censorship in schools
C) Decreased interest in science
D) Ended all religious studies
  • 8. What was a significant cultural result of the Scopes Trial?
A) Heightened debate over education and religion
B) Complete acceptance of evolution in schools
C) Immediate repeal of the Butler Act
D) Loss of all fundamentalist influence
  • 9. What was the public reaction to the trial?
A) Everyone supported evolution
B) It was ignored by the media
C) It polarized public opinion
D) There was no reaction
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