Question

john scopes, the defendant in the 1925 scopes trial, was an attorney. a journalist. a judge. a teacher.

Explanation:

The 1925 Scopes trial (also known as the "Monkey Trial") was about whether a teacher could teach evolution. John Scopes was a high - school science teacher who was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act, which prohibited the teaching of evolution in public schools.

Answer:

a teacher.