Inherit the Wind: Plot Overview Quiz: Quick Quiz

1 of 5
What outcome of the case do the residents of Hillsboro generally support?

Matthew Brady's victory
Bertram Cate's acquittal
A settlement
Severe punishment for all sides

2 of 5
Who does Matthew Brady ask to testify against Bertram Cates, to Cates's dismay?

Henry Drummond
Rachel Brown
Cates's mother
The mayor

3 of 5
What witnesses does Drummond attempt to call to the stand before the judge rules their testimony inadmissible?

Friends of Cates
Cates's students
Expert scientists
School board officials

4 of 5
What kind of sentence does the mayor ask the judge to pass on Cates?

Whatever sentence he pleases
No sentence
A severe sentence
A light sentence

5 of 5
Who has a mental breakdown and dies of a "busted belly" after the trial's conclusion?

Brady
Cates
Davenport
Drummond

Inherit the Wind

Plot Overview Quiz

1 of 5
What outcome of the case do the residents of Hillsboro generally support?

2 of 5
Who does Matthew Brady ask to testify against Bertram Cates, to Cates's dismay?

3 of 5
What witnesses does Drummond attempt to call to the stand before the judge rules their testimony inadmissible?

4 of 5
What kind of sentence does the mayor ask the judge to pass on Cates?

5 of 5
Who has a mental breakdown and dies of a "busted belly" after the trial's conclusion?

Popular pages: Inherit the Wind

Character List CHARACTERS

Henry Drummond: Character Analysis CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Review Quiz FURTHER STUDY

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

QUIZ: Are You Living in a Literary Dystopia?

QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?

Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert

Every Scene of Hamlet Summed Up in a Single Sentence

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

Literary Characters Summed Up in Quotes from The Office

1 of 5 What outcome of the case do the residents of Hillsboro generally support?

2 of 5 Who does Matthew Brady ask to testify against Bertram Cates, to Cates's dismay?

3 of 5 What witnesses does Drummond attempt to call to the stand before the judge rules their testimony inadmissible?

4 of 5 What kind of sentence does the mayor ask the judge to pass on Cates?

5 of 5 Who has a mental breakdown and dies of a "busted belly" after the trial's conclusion?

Popular pages: Inherit the Wind

Character List CHARACTERS

Henry Drummond: Character Analysis CHARACTERS

Important Quotations Explained MAIN IDEAS

Themes MAIN IDEAS

Review Quiz FURTHER STUDY

Take a Study Break

Every Shakespeare Play Summed Up in a Quote from The Office

QUIZ: Are You Living in a Literary Dystopia?

QUIZ: Can You Guess the Book from a Bad One-Sentence Summary?

Pick 10 Books and We'll Guess Whether You're an Introvert or an Extrovert

Every Scene of Hamlet Summed Up in a Single Sentence

Every Book on Your English Syllabus, Summed Up in Marvel Quotes

Literary Characters Summed Up in Quotes from The Office

1 of 5
What outcome of the case do the residents of Hillsboro generally support?

2 of 5
Who does Matthew Brady ask to testify against Bertram Cates, to Cates's dismay?

3 of 5
What witnesses does Drummond attempt to call to the stand before the judge rules their testimony inadmissible?

4 of 5
What kind of sentence does the mayor ask the judge to pass on Cates?

5 of 5
Who has a mental breakdown and dies of a "busted belly" after the trial's conclusion?