Question

It can be inferred from the sentence "A goodly science for a gentleman/Of such descent!" (lines 99804-78796) that _______.

• A. the profession of the shoemaker is not appropriate for someone of high birth
• B. shoemakers often declare bankruptcy
• C. the Earl of Lincoln admires the profession of shoemaker.
• D. as a shoemaker, the Earl of Lincoln's cousin will make a thousand pounds a year
• E. shoemaking is a scientific occuption

Answer 1

Answer: (A)

the profession of the shoemaker is not appropriate for someone of high birth

Option A is the correct answer. The speaker states that the said gentleman had failed in his previous occupations and had ultimately resorted to shoe-making. The goodly science is that he had the sense of moving away, for his ancestry didn't suit his present occupation. The statements of options B,C,D and E are incoherent in context to the text. Therefore,they are incorrect.