Inherit The Wind Study Guide – Flashcards
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Matthew Harrison Brady
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prosecuting attorney; fundamentalist
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Davenport
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Brady's assistant; fundamentalist
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Reverend Jeremiah Brown
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town minister; fundamentalist
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12 jurors
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all male; fundamentalist
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Hillsboro Residents
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fundamentalist
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Rachel Brown
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Cate's girlfriend; Brown's daughter
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The Bible (1st Century A.D.)
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fundamentalist; theme
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Story of the Creation / "Genesis"
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fundamentalist; theme
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Creationism
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fundamentalist; theme
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Bertram Cates
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24 year old teacher; evolutionist
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Henry Drummond
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Cates attorney; evolutionist
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E.K. Hornbeck
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reporter for the Baltimore Herald; Evolutionist
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Origin of the Species (1859)
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evolutionist, theme
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Theory of Evolution
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evolutionist, theme
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Evolution
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evolutionist, theme
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What does Howard call Melinda and her whole family?
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Howard calls Melinda and her family worms and blobs of jelly.
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Why did Rachael go to the courthouse?
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Rachel goes to the courthouse to see Bert Cates in order to bring him clothes and try to convince him to admit he's wrong.
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Why was Bert Cates in jail?
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Bert Cates in in jail for breaking the law by teaching evolution.
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What did Darwin's Origin say?
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Darwin's Origin of Species say that man wasn't just stuck here like a geranium in a flower pot; that living comes from a long miracle, it didn't just happen in seven days.
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Why did Rev. Brown want the sign put up?
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Rev. Brown wanted the sign put up because he wanted to show Mr. Brady what kind of community Hillsboro had and that they had the same kind of faith as him.
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Who is E.K. Hornbeck
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E.K.Hornbeck is a newspaper writer for the Baltimore Herald.
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What kind of a man does E.K. Hornbeck appear to be?
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E.K. Hornbeck appears to be snobbish conceited, full of himself, arrogant and sarcastic.
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Who is Matthew Harrison Brady?
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Matthew Harrison Brady is the religion lawyer against evolution. He was a three time president candidate and lead prosecutor for the state against Bert Cates.
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How does Brady want the Mayor and Reverend to look for the picture?
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Brady wants the Mayor and Reverend to look hopeful for the picture.
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How does Mrs. Brady treat Mr. Brady?
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Mrs. Brady teats Mr. Brady as if he were her son.
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Who is the Baltimore Herald sending to Hillsboro (besides E.K. Hornbeck)?
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The Baltimore Herald is sending Henry Drummond.
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"When the whole world was covered with water, there was nuthin' but worms and blobs of jelly. And you and your whole family was worms!" (Lit. device)
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allusion to creation/evolution
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"Ahhh, your old man's a monkey" (Lit. device)
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allusion to evolution
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"I always figured the safest place in the world is jail." (Lit. device)
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situational irony
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"Do you know, at the top of the world the twilight is six months long?" (Lit. device)
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foreshadow; in Northern territories there are 6 months of dark and 6 months of light.
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"Town's gonna fill up like a rain barrel in a flood" (Lit. device)
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simile
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"A man who wears a cathedral for a cloak, A church spire for a hat, Whose tread has the thunder of the legions of the Lion-Hearted!" (Lit. device)
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hyperbole
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"Legion of the Lion-Hearted!" (Lit. device)
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alliteration
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"So Mrs. Brady - pretty, fashionable dressed, a proper "Second Lady" to the nation's "Second Man" (Lit. device)
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historical allusion
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"Heavenly Hillsboro"
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alliteration, verbal irony
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What does Drummond accomplish on the first day of the trial?
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Drummond becomes Colonel
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What explanation does Drummond give Bert as to why people look at him "worse than a murderer"?
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Drummond tells Bert that people look at him "worse than a murderer" because he murdered their old wives' tale
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What warning does Bert give Rachael?
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Bert says that if Rachel testifies the thing he told her then Mr Brady will make it sound like answers and the jury will crucify him.
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"only the fossil of the turkey leg remains"
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pun because Brady doesn't believe in fossils
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"If the enemy sends it's Goliath into battle, it magnifies our case.:
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biblical and ironic allusion
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"If St. George had slain a dragonfly, who would remember him."
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allusion to English myth
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"I'm inspecting the battlefield the night before the battle"
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metaphor
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"From the wicked modern Sodom and Gomarrah, Baltimore"
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biblical allusion
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"A sweet, sad song about the Hillsboro heretic, B. Cates: boy-Socrates, latter-day Dreyfus, Romeo with a biology book"
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allliteration
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"I may be rancid butter, but I'm on your side of the bread."
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metaphor
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"Don't worry. I'm not the serpent, Little Eva. This isn't from the Tree of Knowledge."
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biblical allusion
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"Birches, beeches, butternuts. A few ignorant bushes"
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alliteration
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"Cynical? That's my fascination. I do hateful things, for which people love me, and lovable things for which they hate me. I am a friend of enemies, the enemy of friends; I am admired for my detestability. I am both the Poles and the Equator with no Temperate Zones between."
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oxymoron
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"I am both the Poles and the Equator"
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metaphor
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"Wake up, Sleeping Beauty"
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fairy tale allusion
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"I object to the note o levity which the counsel for the defense is introducing into these proceedings"
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verbal irony
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"Gentlemen, what can I say? It is not often in a man's life he attains the exalted rank of "temporary Honorary Colonel"
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verbal irony
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"They cluster about him, and follow Brady as he goes off, the shepherd leading his flock"
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metaphor
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"Like Barnum and Bailey coming to town"
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simile
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What does Rev. Brown pray for when Rachael asks him not to damn Bert?
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Rev. Brown prays for got to strike down Bert, destroy him, and let his soul writhe in anguish and damnation.
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What is Brady's reaction to Brown's damnation of his own daughter?
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Brady says Rev. Brown is being overzealous and he grabs Brown's arm and tells him to sit down. Brady is shocked.
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What does Drummond try to establish when questioning Howard?
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Drummond is trying to establish that people have the right to think.
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For what reason is Bert on trial, according to Drummond?
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According to Drummond, Bert is on trial because he chose to speak what he thought.
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What did Rev. Brown say about Tommy Stebbins?
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Rev. Brown said that Tommy Stebbins souls was damned, writhing in hellfire.
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Why did Bert leave the church?
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Bert left the church because of what happened to the Stebbins boy. He felt religion ought to comfort people, not frighten them to death.
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What "humorous" remark had Bert made about the Heavenly Father?
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Bert said that "God created Man in His own image-- and Man, being a gentleman, returned the compliment.
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What problem did Drummond have with his expert witnesses?
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The court ruled Drummond's expert witnesses irrelevant to the case.
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At a last resort, who does Drummond call to the witness stand? Why?
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Drummond calls Matthew Harrison Brady because he is "one of the world's foremost experts on the bible".
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What does Drummond gain by questioning the belief in the literal translation of the Bible?
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Drummond questions the belief in the literal translation of the Bible because every detail is not documented in it.
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Why did Drummond want Brady to admit that the first day could have been 25 hours long?
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Drummond wants Brady to admit that the first day could have been 25 hours long because there was no sun that could document the time of the day.
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Who is the Prophet from Nebraska?
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The Prophet from Nebraska is Matthew Harrison Brady.
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What does Brady do at the end of his testimony?
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Brady chants the books of the bible and basically has a mental breakdown.
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"we are fighting the fight of the Faithful throughout the world!"
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alliteration
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"Evil-ution"
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pun
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"Your Honor, I have no intention of making a speech"
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verbal irony - he's about to make a speech
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"His air is that of a benign mathematician about to be quizzed by a schoolboy on matters of short division.)
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metaphor
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"Bully for you"
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Historical allusion
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Identify Golden Dancer
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Golden Dancer was a rocking horse Drummond wanted as a kid. When he finally got it, he sat on it and it broke.
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What was the jury's verdict?
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The jury finds Cates guilty.
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What was Bert's sentence?
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Bert's sentence is a fine of one hundred dollars.
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What happened to Brady?
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Brady died.
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Did Bert win or lose?
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Bert won because he smashed a bad law and made it a joke.
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Who paid bail for Bert?
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Hornbeck paid bail for Bert.
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What decision has Rachael made?
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Rachael has decided to leave her father and to think.
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To what does Rachael compare ideas?
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Rachael compares ideas to children.
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Drummond says Brady has the same rights as Cates. What right is that?
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The right to be wrong.
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How will Cates' case be appealed?
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"He is drowning his troubles with food, as an alcoholic escapes from reality with a straight shot."
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simile
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"A Barnum-bunkum Bible-beating bastard!"
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alliteration
