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John Thomas Scopes,
the defendant
in the Tennessee evolution case
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Question 947:
The trial of
John Thomas Scopes in Dayton, Tennessee in 1925
(A) proved that evolution was true
(B) resulted in a harsh fine and imprisonment for Scopes
(C) helped expose the rift between biblical literalists and the
followers of modern science
(D) received almost no national attention
(E) resulted in a verdict of innocence for Scopes
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