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1
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Who is the 24 year old science teacher and the defendant in the trial for violating an unjust law?

A

Bertram Cates

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Who is in Hillsboro to defend the Living Truth of the Scriptures?

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Matthew Harrison Brady

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Who is the 22 year old 2nd grade teacher in Hillsboro and is confused or stuck between a rock and a hard place - does she choose her father or her fiance who is the defendant in the trail?

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Rachel Brown

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Who wants the front row seat in the jury box - because they hear the trial is going to be a spectacle?

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Bannister

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Who believes in the HOLY WORD of GOD and believes in Matthew Harrison Brady?

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Jesse H Dunlap

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Who is the bailiff in the Hillsboro courthouse?

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Meeker

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Who feels that he MUST guide the town SPIRITUALLY so that they are not pushed off the Christian path by a local heathen preaching blasphemy?

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Rev Jeremiah Brown

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Who was the neighbor of the defendant, who tragically drowned at the age of 11?

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Tommy Stebbins

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Who was the first witness for the prosecution - and is a 10th grade student?

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Howard Blair

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Who is the lawyer from Chicago who was sent by the Baltimore Herald to be the defense attorney?

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Henry Drummond

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11
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Who taught evolution ONLY because it was in the book?

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Bertram Cates

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Who is the reporter from Baltimore who does not want to miss any part of the trial and feels that it is nonsense?

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EK Hormbeck

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Who wants to defend EVERY man’s right to think?

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Henry Drummond

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Who ALWAYS supports and babies her husband - feels he is a glorious man, and is fine with standing in the background - and her husband often calls her “Mother”?

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Sarah Brady

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Who gives an Honorary title of Colonel to two men - who have come to town to represent the state and the defendant?

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The Mayor

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Who is the circuit district attorney in Hillboro - he assisted in the case against the evolutionist school teacher?

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Tom Davenport

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17
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Who sells BIBLES?

A

Elijah

18
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Who was tricked during the trial over his testimony about the length of the first day of Creation?

A

Matthew Harrison Brady

19
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Which attorney received a warm welcome by the town which demonstrated the town’s bias?

A

Matthew Harrison Brady

20
Q

Who is the last character on stage at the end of the play “Inherit the Wind?”

A

Henry Drummond

21
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Who was dismissed or released from the jury because of his bias?

A

Jesse H Dunlap

22
Q

Who tease a friend by telling her that he PA is a WORM?

A

Howard Blair

23
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Who does not ALWAYS practice the Christian principles that he preaches about?

A

Rev. Jeremiah Brown

24
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Who helps to introduce the conflict of the play - representing the creation side of the story?

A

Melinda

25
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Who is forced to testify during the trial and has her statements twisted to paint Bertram in a negative light?

A

Rachel Brown

26
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Who is a cynical and sarcastic newspaperman and critic who travels to Hillsboro to cover the trial for the Baltimore Herald?

A

EK Hornbeck

27
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Who is a national political figure and a 3-time loser in presidential campaigns who arrives in Hillsboro to lead the prosecution of the trial?

A

Matthew Harrison Brady

28
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Who is the head of religion in Hillsboro and scares people into believing in God?

A

Rev. Jeremiah Brown

29
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What is the setting (place) of the play?

A

Hillsboro, Tennessee

30
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Who is the protagonist of the play?

A

Bertrum Cates

31
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How do the townspeople of Hillsboro welcome Brady?

A

by having a picnic lunch

32
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What does the opening scene of the play establish?

A

What the main conflict of the play will be about

33
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What is the name of the book by Charles Darwin that explained his theory of evolution?

A

Origin of Species

34
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What was the “Golden Dancer?

A

The name of the rocking horse Drummond received as a little boy

35
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What is Drummond showing that he believes when he holds the Bible and Darwin’s book in both hands?

A

That both books are equal

36
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Who dies at the end of the play?

A

Matthew Harrison Brady

37
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Who does Henry Drummond call to the stand to serve as an expert on the bible?

A

Matthew Harrison Brady

38
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What is the setting (time) of the play?

A

A time NOT too long ago

39
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Why is Cates on trial?

A

For teaching evolution

40
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How does Brady refer to evolution?

A

“evil - ution”

41
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What is the outcome of the trial for Cates?

A

He is found guilty and has to pay $100.00

42
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What does the banner hanging above the courthouse say?

A

“Read your Bible”

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