Read this sentence from "The Cask of Amontillado" by Edgar Allan Poe:

In painting and gemmary, Fortunato, like his countrymen, was a quack, but in the matter of old wines he was sincere.

What does the word quack likely mean?

A) a person who talks loudly and ignorantly

B) an unskilled person who claims special knowledge in a specific field

C) a person who gossips about friends and acquaintances

D) a person who is boastful about very minor accomplishments

Respuesta :

B) An unskilled person who claims special knowledge in a specific field

The answer is B for plato