B-roll animal skeletons and skulls; Scopes Trial defendant John Thomas Scopes in 1925

The transcript discusses the historical context of the Scopes Trial, where John T. Scopes, a biology teacher in Dayton, challenged a Tennessee law prohibiting the teaching of evolution. Scopes deliberately taught Darwin's theory to his class, leading to his arrest and indictment, highlighting the conflict between science and religious beliefs in education.

What does the term 'missing link' refer to in the context of evolution?

• A new species discovered

• A theory disproving evolution

• A gap in the fossil record

• A religious text

Who was John T. Scopes?

• A politician in Tennessee

• A student in a high school

• A biology teacher in Dayton

• A lawyer in Tennessee

What did the Tennessee law prohibit?

• Teaching any theory that denied divine creation

• Teaching mathematics in schools

• Teaching religious studies

• Teaching history in schools

What theory did Scopes teach that led to his arrest?

• Theory of Evolution

• Theory of Relativity

• Theory of Quantum Mechanics

• Theory of Gravity

What was the outcome of Scopes' decision to teach evolution?

• He was transferred to another school

• He was awarded a prize

• He was promoted

• He was arrested and indicted