MOVIE:1. Why is the teacher arrested? Bertham (Bert) Cates was teaching evolution to his high school biology students.2.
What is “Holy” to Henry Drummond? The individual mind was “Holy” to Henry Drummond.3. Initially, the men on the town council are upset about the trial. Why do they change their mind? Matthew Harrison Brady, who portrays William Jennings Bryan in real life, is coming to Hillsboro, Tennessee to be the prosecutor. This will bring many people to the town and it will be a known city on the map.4.
There is a banner draped across the front of the courthouse. Why is it an issue?What does Drummond want done about it? The banner reads, “Read your Bible”. It is an issue because it causes unfairness to a government system that should be fair for all parties, no matter the religious views. Drummond wants a banner that reads, “Read your Darwin” to create an unbiased court decision.5. A lady asks Hornbeck if he needs a clean place to stay.
What is his reply? His reply is, “He had a nice, clean place to stay, and then he came to Hillsboro. ”6. What, according to Brady, do the evolutionist forget about while they’re busy measuring the distance from the earth to the stars?Evolutionists forget who is holding the stars.7. Who is characterized as the most agile legal mind of the twentieth century? E.
K Hornbeck characterizes Henry Drummond as being the most agile legal mind of the twentieth century.8. Who is characterized by Hornbeck as “grandpa”? The monkey who is dressed up as a human smoking a cigarette. 9.
Brady and Drummond know each other. How is that they are old acquaintances? Drummond supported and campaigned for Brady when he ran fro President 2 times.10. When Hornbeck tells him he can’t win, Drummond responds with a comment that demonstrates his experience and his wisdom.What does Drummond say? He says that there are no total victories anywhere.11.
How does Drummond respond when Brady demands that the jurors conform to established standards? Why does he make an issue of “conformity”? Drummond says conformity may or may not run deep within a person. He makes it an issue because it is biased against Bert Cates.12. According to Drummond, what does Cates have to do to get everyone to like him? Cates will have to give up on what he believes in for people to like him, as well as not be punished for his “illegal” actions.13.
What circumstance has separated Sarah Brady and Henry Drummond?Their opposite views and the trial separate Sarah Brady and Henry Drummond.14. Identify Solomon’s quote from the Book or Proverbs. "He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind. " 15.
In several scenes, Inherit the Wind emphasizes Brady’s enormous appetite. Why?16. Identify the books involved in the trial. The books involved in the trial are The Holy Bible and On the Origin of Species by Charles Darwin.
17. What’s at stake according to Brady? Drummond? Brady- Fundamentalism (Strict maintenance of ancient or fundamental doctrines of any religion or ideology) Drummond- Freedom of Thought (people have the right to think) 18. What is Drummond trying to protect from “a lot of medieval nonsense”? Drummond is trying to protect the Constitution.19. Why has Bert Cates stopped going to church? Bert stopped going to church because of one of his favorite students, Tommy Stebbins. Tommy Stebbins one day drowned in a river and the town minister, Preacher Brown, who is the father of Rachel Brown, Cates’ fiance, preached that the boy would suffer eternal damnation because his parents never had him baptized.
20. According to Rachel, Bert hasn’t abandoned G-d, but he has abandoned what? Bert has abandoned church, not G-d.21. What twin evils are “forever busy and need feeding”? The twin evils are fanaticism and ignorance.22. How does the town mob pervert the Battle Hymn of the Republic? The town mob sings the hymn while parading around a dummy lit on fire and hung while chanting Drummond and Cates’ names.
23. What decision by the judge makes it virtually impossible for Drummond to win the trial? The judge doesn’t find it admissible to allow the scientist to be questioned or the On the Origins of Species by Charles Darwin to be used in the defense.24. Brady attacks and condemns Darwin’s book every chance he gets.How does Drummond make Brady appear foolish on this issue? Drummond puts Brady on the stand for questioning as an expert on the Bible and asks Brady several questions about Biblical passages that defy the tenets of modern science and Drummond catches Brady off balance.25.
What biblical stories are quoted in the trial’s testimony? Drummond then asks Brady about the episode of Jonah and the whale, and Brady says he believes that God is capable of miracles. Drummond asks about the story of Joshua causing the sun to stop, and Brady again affirms his belief in God’s power to perform miracles.Drummond asks Brady if he is aware of the implications of the sun stopping in the sky according to the modern theory of the solar system.26.
How does “original sin” become of the trial’s testimony? In the Old Testament of the Bible, Adam sinned by eating from the Tree of Knowledge. Because of Adam's fall, “original sin” is the state of sin that characterizes all human being. Also, the original sin is Sex. Drummond poses the question to Brady when he is on the stand posing how did Adam and Eve have children if sex is a mentioned sin in the bible and it never mentions how Adam and Eve had children.27. How does the phrase, “indeterminate length” come into play at the trial? It comes to play because “indeterminate length” was referring to how long the day was in the Bible during the process of Creation.
In the Bible, it is written that the world was created in 6 days; the 24 hours were not created until later, so the “6 days” can actually be months or years more.28. How does a “multiplication table” come into play at the trial? Human intellect has the power to advance human kind while religion stifles human inquires.Multiplication tables had to be thought out and would have never been created if people didn’t use their brains to think and kept the idea of fundamentalism.
(Definition is part of the answer on number 17).29. Under cross-examination, Brady acknowledges that G-d speaks to him. How does Drummond use this revelation to make him seem foolish? He poses the question to Brady why G-d gave people the ability to think. Brady accuses Drummond of trying to "destroy everyone's belief in God. " Drummond angrily replies that he is " .
. . trying to stop you bigots and ignoramuses from controlling the education of the United States!30. What is the verdict? Why is the judge so lenient? The verdict is that Bert Cates is guilty. He is given a fine that will be paid by Hornbeck’s newspaper.
The judge is so lenient because before he gave the punishment, the mayor of the town, who evidently is Tommy Stebbins’ father, reminds the judge that November is coming up and the town will be voting to keep or to replace the judge.31. Who defends Brady after his death and why? Drummond defends Brady after his death because he has the right to make a mistake, just like Cates did.32.How does the phrase, “pushing a noun against a verb” come into play? Pushing a noun against a verb is an attempt to blow something up. That’s the thrill of writing- engaging your readers and their emotions and to entice them into action.
33. Why does Hornbeck accuse Drummond of hypocrisy? Hornbeck does this because Drummond is a believer in the Bible who defended and fought for Freedom of Thought.34. Why, according to Drummond, is Hornbeck a “poor slob? ” How does Hornbeck counter? Drummond calls Hornbeck a “poor slob” because he is alone and no one will be there for him now or ever.Hornbeck counters by saying, Drummond will be there for him at his funeral because Drummond will defend his right to be lonely.
35. Why does Drummond leave the courtroom with both books in his briefcase? Drummond does this because he doesn’t know which is true and which to believe, Freedom of Thought or Fundamentalism.PACKET: 1. What’s the term for Christians who advocate a literal interpretation of the Bible? They were called fundamentalist 2. What was it that the ACLU (American Civil Liberties Union) wanted to “test” about the Butler Law?They set out to initiate the ACLU test the court case against the constitutionality of the Butler Law.
3. How does the true-life arrest of John Scopes differ from the movie version? Scopes has helping the ACLU test the legality of the law 4. How was Clarence Darrow’s strategy in the Scopes Trial markedly different from the movie version? Darrow called for an immediate direct verdict. 5.
Based on his final words to the court, the real-life John Scopes was defending what principle? He was defending academic freedom. 6. What was the true-life cause of William Jennings Bryan’s death?The cause of death was diabetes. 7.
What happened to the Butler Law? The law stood untested. 8. According to The Decides, what are the Bolsheviks and scientists trying to do? They are trying to say their form of evolution. 9. In the cartoon, who declared that science was “bunk? ” William Jennings Bryan declared that science was “bunk.
” 10. In the cartoon, the child is being commanded to do what? The child in the cartoon is being commanded to not think. 11. What, according to Kansas Board of Education member, Kathy Martin is the United States based on?According to Kathy Martin, the United States is based on Christianity.
12. Define “intelligent design. ” Intelligent design is a concept that asserts life on earth is so complex that a higher power must have played a role in its creation. 13. How are some school boards around the country altering science curriculums? School boards around the country are altering science curriculums by rejecting evolution to be taught. 14.
According to the president of Kansas Citizens for Science, what is the one way “the truth of science” cannot be determined?The truth of science cannot be determined by public hearings and voting. 15. How did W. J Bryan lecture in Nashville, Tennessee lead to the Scopes Trial? The speech was delivered to the Tennessee legislature including Representative John Butler.
16. What is the American Civil Liberties Union searching for in 1925? They were searching fro teachers willing to challenge the Butler Law. 17. What action by Judge John Raulston indicates that John Scopes might not get a fair trial? Judge Raulston declares that Bryan can’t return to the stand and that his testimony should be expunged from the record.
He says that Bryan’s testimony “can shed no light upon any issues that will be pending before the higher courts. ” 18. In the real trial, who asks the jury to return a guilty verdict? Darrow asks the jury to return a guilty verdict. (This made the case have the ability to be tried in the Supreme Court. ) 19.
Identify the institution what describes itself as “a highly ranked nationally competitive college that puts Christ above all? ” William Jennings Bryan Memorial University that describes itself as “a highly ranked nationally competitive college that puts Christ above all. ” 20. What opens on Broadway in 1955?The Broadway show, Inherit the Wind opens in 1955. 21. What prompts John Scopes to return to Dayton, Tennessee in 1960? The premiere of Inherit the Wind and he was awarded a key to the city. 22.
Is it currently legal to pass a law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools? It is currently unknown if it is legal or illegal to pass a law banning the teaching of evolution in public schools because state legislatures are currently examining the issue. As of now, balanced treatment of each subject matter, Evolutionism or Creationism is taught public schools. 23. Identify “balanced treatment. ”
