Inherit the Wind Quizzes

Inherit the Wind Quiz 1

1 What is the setting for the action of Inherit the Wind?
Hillsboro, 1925

Tennessee, yesterday or tomorrow

A small town, not too long ago

The South, thirty years ago
2 What were the real names of the "giants" who clashed in the trial upon which the play is based?
Drummond and Brady

Darrow and Bryan

Bryan and Drummond

Darrow and Drummond
3 When does the play begin?
an hour after dawn, on a July day

the evening, on the first of August

at the convening of court on a summer day

noon, the Fourth of July
4 What does the boy Howard say to tease Melinda in the first scene?
She is going to hell for learning about evolution from Cates.

The devil is coming to town for the trial.

She and her whole family were once worms.

Her grandparents were monkeys.
5 Who does Meeker, the bailiff, consider the "best catch" the town jail has ever had?
An Ohio man who committed a brutal crime and was defended by Drummond

Two Chicago child murderers

Bertram Cates, the teacher who taught evolution

A Minnesota man who killed his wife and was extradited
6 What does the banner that Rev. Brown makes the workmen hang over the entrance to the courthouse say?
Inherit the Wind

Where Will You Spend Eternity?

Down With Darwin

Read Your Bible
7 What paper does E.K. Hornbeck write for?
The Baltimore Herald

The Chicago Tribune

The Hillsboro Ledger

The New York Times
8 How many times has Brady run for President?
2

1

3

4
9 What is Brown's impression of Drummond?
He is a creature of the Devil, perhaps even the Devil himself.

He is a gentleman from Chicago, out of place in a small Southern town.

He is a worthy opponent, a Goliath that will make Brady's victory even more impressive.

He is one of the most agile legal minds of the twentieth-century.
10 Which of the following men is chosen to be a juror?
Corkin

Dunlap

Bannister

Bollinger
11 What does the courtroom see when Drummond takes off his coat because of the heat?
He refuses to imitate Brady by taking his coat off.

Bright purple suspenders

A tattered, sweat-stained shirt

A copy of Darwin in his pocket
12 Which of the following does Rachel not tell Cates and Drummond when she meets with them after jury selection?
Brady has called her to testify for the prosecution.

It's not too late to call the whole thing off.

Drummond's jokes and swears make people perceive Bert even more negatively

It takes a smart man to say he doesn't know the answer.
13 In his impromptu press conference, when does Brady tell the Reuters reporter than he and Drummond "were on the same side of the fence?"
Defending an innocent man in a trial in 1910.

Studying together back in law school.

In supporting Wilson in entering the Great War.

In Brady's 1908 Presidential campaign.
14 What Bible story does Rev. Brown recount at the prayer meeting?
The destruction of Sodom and Gomorrah

God's creation of the world in seven days

The plagues of Egypt that God visited upon the Pharaoh

Joshua making the sun stand still in the sky
15 What book of the Bible does the quotation, "The man that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind," that Brady repeats to Brown, come from?
Ruth

Ecclesiastes

Proverbs

Genesis
16 How does Brady react to Drummond's assertion that he has moved away by standing still?
He is not present when Drummond makes this statement about him.

He talks about God's forgiving nature and offers to forgive Drummond for the insult.

He gasps, too shocked for words, before rushing away.

He laughs, making a joke about Copernicus and Drummond's penchant for defending science against religion.
17 According to Howard's testimony, when questioned by Brady, how did Man emerge from the "slimy mess of bugs and serpents?"
God created Man separately

Somehow, worms turned into people in the ooze.

Man evolved from Old World monkeys

American monkeys evolved into American men, European monkeys into European men, etc.
18 When Brady asks him if "Right" has no meaning to him, how does Drummond respond?
Right and Wrong are questions of morality, not Law.

Right and Wrong are instruments religion uses to suppress people.

No, Right has no meaning but Truth does.

Yes, and it is Right to protect a man's freedom to speak his mind.
19 Why did Cates drop out of church?
After reading Darwin, he ceased to have faith in the Creation story in the Bible.

He was upset when Rev. Brown preached that an unbaptized boy who had died was burning in hell.

He was kicked out of church by Rev. Brown after teaching evolution.

After much thought, he realized he did not want to be a hypocrite and declared himself an atheist.
20 In Rachel's words, what is the remark that Cates made to her that Brady forces her to repeat on the witness stand?
The state of holy matrimony is tantamount to the breeding of animals.

God did not create Man! Man created God!

Nothing is as simple as good or bad, black or white, night or day.

God created Man in his own imageand Man, being a gentleman, returned the compliment.
21 How many expert witnesses has the defense brought to town and who are ultimately not allowed to testify in court?
6

13

3

15
22 In the Bible story discussed when Brady is on the witness stand, what person made the sun stand still?
Jesus

John the Baptist

Jonah

Joshua
23 According to Brady, how old must the rock which Drummond brandishes during his testimony be?
Exactly 4004 years old.

No more than 6000 years old.

About one million years old.

At least ten million years old.
24 Brady's Bishop Usher has determined that creation took place on what day of the year and at what time?
October 23, at nine AM.

October 13, at ten PM.

April 1, at 5 AM.

December 25, at midnight.
25 According to the stage directions, what question is the "turning point" for Drummond in his examination of Brady?
Does the man have the same privileges that a sponge does?

Could the first day have been twenty-five hours?

How old do you think this rock is?

What's the Biblical evaluation of sex?

Bert Cates, age twenty-four, is a "pale, thin young man" "quiet, shy, well-mannered, not particularly good-looking." Cates is in jail at the beginning of the play, arrested and about to go on trial for teaching evolution to his seventh-graders....

Asked by Kameon D #1323829

Answered by Aslan on 10/17/2023 2:46 PM