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Question

Which of the following statements about the Scopes trial of 1925 is not correct?

A. William Jennings Bryan, former presidential candidate, was the prosecuting attorney in the case. Bryan's arguments were celebrated by people who wanted to hold onto a world of absolute truths.

B. John T. Scopes, a high school teacher, was charged with teaching Charles Darwin's theory of evolution, which violated a state law prohibiting the teaching of any doctrine that denied the divine creation of humans.

C. John T. Scopes was acquitted of all charges, but the events of the case created great sympathy for the fundamentalists who had supported his prosecution.

D. Clarence Darrow, a famous defense lawyer, defended John Scopes. Darrow's arguments were celebrated by people who liked the change and innovation of the modern world.

Answer 1

The answer would be C, Scopes was found guitly and was fined $100.00 which the Baltimore Sun offered to pay, however the case was appealed to the Tennessee Supreme Court. In a 3-1 decision the Butler Act (a 1925 Tennessee law forbidding public school teachers to deny the literal Biblical account of man’s origin and to teach in its place the evolution of man from lower orders of animals) was held to be constitutional, but overturned Scopes' conviction on a technicality: the judge had set the fine instead of the jury.  The Butler Act remained until 1967 when it was repealed by the Tennessee legislature.

Answer 2

C.  Scopes was found guilty and fined $100.00.