Question

darrow took the case and surprised everyone by not pleading insanity but instead having the boys plead guilty. this meant the case would not go before a jury but instead a sentencing judge—one darrow was convinced was similarly opposed to the cth penalty. darrow made a 12 - hour - long closing argument that is regarded as one of the finest pieces of legal oratory ever presented. darrow and his speech won the case by getting the two killers life sentences, rather than the death penalty. the scopes trial in 1925, darrow presented still another “trial of the century” case, the aforementioned scopes monkey trial. john t. scopes was accused of breaking the law by teaching the theory of evolution to a public high which of the following best describes the structure of the passage a it opens and closes from the same point but is in chronological order in the middle b it introduces a topic through an anecdote and then focuses on the background of that anecdote. c it describes the entire life of a famous person and uses many anecdotes throughout. d

Explanation:

The passage begins with Darrow taking a case (not pleading insanity) and then moves on to the Scopes Trial in 1925. It's structured by introducing a topic (Darrow's cases) through an anecdote (the first case) and then focusing on the background (the Scopes Trial details). Option B correctly captures this structure of introducing a topic via an anecdote and then delving into background.

Answer:

B. It introduces a topic through an anecdote and then focuses on the background of that anecdote.