Inherit the Wind

What is the setting of Inherit the Wind?

• A small town, that nobody knows the name of.

• Lysol, Louisiana

• Hillsboro, Tennessee, 1925

• Nanty Glo, Pennsylvania

Match the following

• Torn between supporting her father or her friend.

• E.K. Hornbeck

• Sarcastic journalist of the Baltimore Harold.

• Bert Cates

• Spiritual Leader of Hillsboro.

• Reverend Brown

• Bailiff who tried to treat the defendant with respect.

• Meeker

• On trial for teaching evolution.

• Rachel Brown

Who were the two lawyers that battled it out in court in the book?

• Darrow and Drummond

• Drummond and Brady

• Darrow and Bryan

• Bryan and Drummond

What does Howard say to Melinda to tease her?

• Her grandparents were monkeys.

• She and her family were once worms.

• She is going to hell for having a teacher like Bert Cates.

• The Devil is coming for the trial.

What does the banner say hanging over the courthouse?

• Read your Bible.

• Inherit the Wind

• Where will YOU spend eternity?

• Down With Darwin.

How many times has Brady ran for president?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

What real-life court case provided the inspiration for Inherit the Wind?

• McCulloch v. Maryland

• Dartmouth College v. Woodward

• Tennessee v. John Scopes

• Brown v. The Board of Education

What is the name of the biologist's research and ideas led to what we know as the theory of evolution?

• James Watson

• Albert Einstein

• George Mendel

• Charles Darwin

Why was Cates arrested?

• He revealed he was a communist spy.

• He taught creationism.

• He clones monkeys into humans in his free time.

• He taught evolution.

Select all that apply: How do Rachel and Cates know each other?

• They teach at the same school.

• They are cousins.

• Their fathers are friends.

• They attended the same church.