Inherit The Wind Flashcards
Creationist
Believes the Bibles account for the Earth’s creation
Evolutionist
Believes that we evolved over time from smaller organisms
Heathen
Person who doesn’t belong to a widely held religion
Agnostic
One who is unsure of the existence of God
Veniremen
Person summoned to be considered for juror position
Petulant
Easily irritated or annoyed
Pariah
Person who is rejected from society or home
Bias
Favoring one person or side over another
Bewilder
Cause to be confused emotionally
Bigoted
Blindly and obstinately attached to some creed or opinion and tolerant toward others
Heresy
Any opinions that differ from the official or Orthodox position
Glib
Marked by lack of intellectual depth
Contemptuously
Without respect; disdainful manner
Atheist
Someone who denies the existence of God
How did they appeal the case
Pay and go to the Supreme Court
Where did the real trial occur
Dayton Tennessee
Name the playwrights
Robert E Lee & Jerome Lawrence
Who is Cates
The teacher who taught evolution to his students
Who started the theory of evolution
Charles Darwin
What book did Cates read to his students
The book of Genesis
Who said “hello devil, welcome to hell”
Hornbeck
Name one theme from the play and related to the events in the play
Stand up for what you believe in even if you’re standing alone
What is the genre of ITW
Courtroom drama
Who is Brady
The prosecution attorney that is super religious and is trying to prove Cates guilty
Who is the real life Brady
Clarence Darrow
Who is the real life Cates
John T Scopes
Who is Rachel Brown
Cates’s girlfriend
Who said “he that troubleith his own house shall inherit the wind”
Brady
What does that quote mean in relation to the play
Brown has cause trouble in his own house by condemning his daughter and will ultimately inherit the wind when Rachel leaves him
How did many religious people in real life and in the play first react to the theory of evolution
They thought it was the devil
What was the law passed making it illegal to teach evolution in public schools
The Butler Law
Who is the defense attorney for the case
Drummond
What is the nickname for the trial both in real life and play
Scopes Monkey Trial
Who is the real life Drummond
William Jennings Bryan
Where did the real life trial take place
Dayton Tennessee
Who said “all motion is relative. Perhaps it is you who is moved away – by standing still”
Drummond
What is the meaning of that quote?
Drummond implies that he was moving by being a modernist and Brady has stood still by being a traditionalist
Who is Howard
A student in Cates’s science class that grasps the idea of evolution
What does Howard call Melinda and call her whole family
Worms
How does Mrs. Brady treat Mr. Brady
Like a son
Why did Cates leave the church
Tommy Stebbins
Who is the district attorney in the play
Davenport
How many times has Brady ran for president
3
