THE ROARING 20S 1920 1929
THE SCOPES TRIAL
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Question
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The play based on the trial is called
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Ape-Ism Escapades
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Survival of the Fittest
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Inherit the Wind
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Bloweth the Earth
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Inherit the Wind is a fictionalized account of the 1925 Scopes “Monkey” Trial, which resulted in John T. Scopes’ conviction for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution to a high school science class, contrary to a Tennessee state law.
Detailed explanation-2: -Lawrence and Lee use Inherit the Wind as a metaphor for censorship or thought control; the play is their response to McCarthyism.
Detailed explanation-3: -Inherit the Wind is only in play form. The play was first produced at the Dallas Theatre ‘55 in Dallas, Texas in January 1955.
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