Literary Works
Class 12 / General English
Literary Works
Question 51 of 56Book: TN-ENG-12Chapter 3
Why did John Gresham confess to the bank misappropriation before the trial?
A
The government seized all his property
B
He realized Robert Baldwin was an honest man who would not perjure himself
C
His depositors pleaded with him to do so
D
Mr. Marshall forced him to sign a confession
Correct AnswerB.
He realized Robert Baldwin was an honest man who would not perjure himself
Explanation
Gresham confessed because he paid Baldwin the supreme compliment: he recognized that no sum of money could persuade Baldwin to utter a falsehood under oath