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