Home > 11. Scopes Monkey Trial
Use the link below to answer the questions. Write your answers on a piece of binder paper.
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How did the play and movie “Inherit the Wind” portray the trial?
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Where and when did the trial take place?
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What was the law in question?
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What did John Scopes do that got him put on trial?
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Who were the attorneys opposing each other in the trial?
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What organization offered to defend anyone prosecuted under the law?
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Why would Scopes violate the law on purpose?
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Why did George Rappelyea want to have the trial in Dayton?
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Did it work? Why do you think so?
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Why did Darrow call on Bryan as an expert witness on the Bible?
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Why did Bryan oppose the mandated teaching of evolution in schools?
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What was Bryan’s problem with how evolution had been used?
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What destructive practices did Bryan believe social Darwinism promote?
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Was the biology textbook in fact racist? What did it say that justifies your answer?
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What aspects of the theory of evolution did Bryan misunderstand?
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Was Scopes convicted? What was his punishment?
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When was Tennessee’s anti-evolution law struck down? How many years after the Scopes trial was that?
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On what constitutional basis was it thrown out?
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What happened to Bryan after the trial?
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What were two conclusions that have been drawn from the trial?
Author:
Patrick Olson
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4/30/2020 5:05 PM (EDT)