WorksheetsInherit the Wind
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Rachel Brown's father is a
a)
lawyer
b)
judge
c)
reverend
d)
teacher
2.
Bert Cates was guilty of what?
a)
copying test answers
b)
crashing a car
c)
stealing money
d)
teaching evolution
3.
Which famous former politician had come to Hillsboro to be a lawyer for the prosecution?
a)
Matthew Harrison Brady
b)
Henry Drummond
c)
Bert Cates
d)
Rachel Brown
4.
Who was Hornbeck?
a)
a newspaper writer / journalist
b)
a teacher
c)
a judge
d)
a lawyer
5.
The name of the group who believe that humans descended from other species is called
a)
evangelicals
b)
fundamentalists
c)
creationists
d)
evolutionists
6.
The name of the group who believes that man was put on earth, fully formed, by God is called
a)
creationists
b)
evolutionists
c)
rallyists
d)
abolitionist
7.
Rachel had to testify against
a)
her father.
b)
her boyfriend.
c)
her pastor.
d)
her mother.
8.
Rachel was afraid of
a)
her boyfriend
b)
her teacher
c)
her mother
d)
her father
9.
The judge would not allow witnesses who would testify about
a)
the Bible
b)
the law
c)
evolution
d)
the community
10.
Who was Bert Cates' defense attorney?
a)
Reverend Brown
b)
Matthew Harrison Brady
c)
Henry Drummond
d)
Mr. Davenport
11.
Who was the Bible expert that Drummond was allowed to question?
a)
Matthew Harrison Brady
b)
Bert Cates
c)
Rachel Brown
d)
Reverend Brown
12.
On what is the play's title based?
a)
the name of Bert's school
b)
Darwin's "Origin of Species"
c)
a newspaper article written by Hornbeck
d)
a verse from Proverbs in the Old Testament
13.
Who paid Bert's fine?
a)
the Baltimore Herald newspaper
b)
Rachel's father, Reverend Brown
c)
Bert's employer, the high school
d)
the Chicago Tribune newspaper
14.
Bert's punishment was what?
a)
10 years in prison
b)
nothing
c)
a $100 fine
d)
one year in jail
15.
What two books does Drummond ponder at the end of the play?
a)
the Bible & the hymnal
b)
the Bible & Origin of Species
c)
the Origin of Species & the high school science textbook
d)
the Bible and Brady's diary
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