Take a journey through the 20th century with this quiz!

Take a journey through the 20th century with this quiz!

In 1925, a teacher was convicted and fined for teaching evolution at a school in Tennessee. What is the name given to this highly publicized case that showcased the differences between fundamentalist and modern views of American values?

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Correct Incorrect The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes - Not until the 1960s was evolution included in school textbooks following this trial. The trial also drew prominent Christian and former presidential nominee William Jennings Bryan as the prosecutor.

In 1925, a teacher was convicted and fined for teaching evolution at a school in Tennessee. What is the name given to this highly publicized case that showcased the differences between fundamentalist and modern views of American values?

  • The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes
  • Texas v. Johnson
  • Gideon v. Wainwright
  • McCulloch v. Maryland
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