Inherit the Wind Unit Test Review

When Drummond arrives in Hillsboro, he is mistaken for-

• Brady

• the Devil

• a reporter

• the mayor

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

An allusion is-

• a comparison between unlike things using like or as

• an exaggeration

• a reference to something in history or literature

• when inanimate objects are brought to life when inanimate objects are brought to life

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RI.9-10.4

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

When Hornbeck calls Rachel "Sleeping Beauty" he is using ______ to suggest that she is _______.

• an allusion/naive

• exaggeration/stubborn

• personification/sleepy

• a metaphor/aggressive

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CCSS.L.9-10.5

CCSS.RL.9-10.4

Throughout the play, the weather

• is frigid and cold.

• is dreary and rainy.

• is oppressively hot.

• is irrelevant and not mentioned is irrelevant and not mentioned

Brady testifies as an expert on the bible. Who testifies as an expert on evolution?

• Drummond

• Howard

• All of the students from Cates' Biology class

• No one

Which of the following does NOT describe Rachel?

• She is an agnostic

• She is Cates' girlfriend

• She is the daughter of the Reverend

• She is a school teacher She is a school teacher

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Which of the following best describes Hornbeck?

• A famous attorney from Chicago

• A sarcastic reporter from Baltimore

• A famous religious orator

• A small town bailiff A small town bailiff

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

Rachel thinks that Bert should teach-

• only evolution because he is a science teacher.

• only the bible since he is a reverend.

• what the school board says to, since he is a public servant.

• whatever he wants since he has freedom of speech whatever he wants since he has freedom of speech

Which of the following best symbolizes the theme that "things aren't always what they seem"?

• The hot weather

• The buckle of the bible belt

• Golden Dancer

• the "Read Your Bible" banner

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

Who would most likely agree with Drummond's idea that the right to think is also on trial?

• Reverend Brown

• Hornbeck

• Mrs. Brady

• Meeker

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CCSS.RL.9-10.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.SL.9-10.3