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Inherit the Wind: Act I

Authored by Katie Isch

English

9th Grade

CCSS covered

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Inherit the Wind: Act I
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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What does Howard call Melinda and her whole family?

He calls them monkeys.
He calls them worms.
He calls them imbeciles.
He calls them heathens and pagans.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.5.3

CCSS.RL.5.7

CCSS.RL.6.9

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Rachel go to the courthouse?

She went to see Bert Cates in jail.
She went to get a good seat for the trial.
She went to talk to the judge.
She went to take lunch to the warden.

Tags

CCSS.RI.1.4

CCSS.RI.2.1

CCSS.RI.3.1

CCSS.RL.2.1

CCSS.RL.3.1

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Bert Cates was in jail because he read a book to his class. What was the book?

The Communist Manifesto by Marx
writings of Confucius
Darwin's Origin of Species
Freud's Interpretation of Dreams

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

The text said that "man wasn't just stuck here like a geranium in a flower pot; that living comes from a long miracle; it didn't just happen in seven days." This is an example of what?

Metaphor

Simile

Personification

Allusion

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Why did Reverend Brown want the sign put up?

He wanted to show Mr. Brady what kind of community they had.
He wanted to advertise to get visitors to attend his Sunday service.
He was hoping to attract media attention.
He didn't want to hurt the feelings of the women who spent time making it.

Tags

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.3

CCSS.RL.7.6

CCSS.RL.8.6

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

Who is E.K. Hornbeck?

He is the state superintendent of schools.
He is the head of the Science Department at the University of North Carolina.
He is the movie director from Hollywood.
He is the reporter for the Baltimore Herald Newspaper.

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.8.10

CCSS.RL.8.7

CCSS.RL.9-10.10

CCSS.RL.9-10.10. RL.11-12.10

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

E. K. Hornbeck is independent but amiable. He has a way with people and gets them to open up easily. He is quick-witted and makes friendly jokes.

True
False

Tags

CCSS.RL.8.3

CCSS.RL.6.3

CCSS.RL.9-10.3

CCSS.RL.7.3

CCSS.RL.11-12.6

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